Tormos Diego was the son of Joaquin Tormos and Catalina Diego.[8] Tormos Diego married Amparo Vega Nevárez on 25 September 1911, in
Vega Alta, Puerto Rico,[9] and they had 6 children: Carmen Amparo, Nelida Mercedes, Ana Luisa, Aida,
José, and Gloria.[10] One of his children,
José G. Tormos Vega, was also mayor of Ponce.
During his mayoral administration he rebuilt the historic
Teatro La Perla in 1940. During the project he also reconditioned the Teatro La Perla northern annex to be used as headquarters of the
municipal public library.[17] In Ponce there is also a public housing development named after him.
^Information retrieved from the commemorative plaque in the lobby of Teatro La Perla in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Its complete name in 1940 was "Auditorio y Libreria Publica La Perla".
Further reading
Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 173. Item 880.
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Carnaval de Ponce: programa. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 196x? - . Includes photos. (Archivo Histórico Municipal de Ponce, AHMP; Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO)
Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliografía Anotada. Segunda Edición. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 379. Item 1865.
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German Castanera Gomez. "Cualquier alcalde hubiese actuado como Tormos Diego." El Diluvio. 26 de enero de 1938. p. 11. (CUTPO)
Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliografía Anotada. Segunda Edición. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 26. Item 126.
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"Edificios públicos en Ponce." Puerto Rico Ilustrado. 5 de noviembre de 1938. p. 30. Includes photo of Jose Tormos Diego. (CUTPO)