Wild Card with Rachel Martin Julio Torres
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Mar 26, 2026 
Julio Torres, comedian and filmmaker known for surreal, whimsical work like Color Theories, chats about inventing interior lives for colors, letters, and numbers. He reflects on childhood math fears, turning rejection into material, curious beliefs shaped by family lore, and the stylish outfits he imagines wearing in old age.
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Childhood Dress Design That Fueled Pride
- Julio Torres designed a green, ruffled princess dress as a child to sell to his mother, a fashion designer.
- He remembers being intensely proud despite his mother's polite "hmm" feedback and the dress never being produced.
From Cosmic Dread To Systemic Worry
- Julio was haunted by existential questions about the infinity of space as a child, which he links to obsessive thought patterns.
- He now accepts some cosmic questions but is kept awake by systemic problems he thinks could be solved collectively, like narrowing opportunities for international students.
Small Room Laughs Confirmed The Path
- Julio realized comedy was his path when people laughed at his open-mic bits, even if the audience was only five other comedians.
- That early positive feedback made the dark terrain feel comfortable enough to continue performing.