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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ángel Víctor Torres.jpg — AcfiPress Noticias Canarias (youtube), CC BY 3.0.","cite":"\"Ángel Víctor Torres\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/angel-victor-torres. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T11:00:45Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/angel-victor-torres","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/angel-victor-torres","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/angel-victor-torres?lang=ne"}}