Jenny de la Torre Castro
Jenny de la Torre Castro was a German-Peruvian physician. She founded the Jenny de la Torre Foundation to serve homeless people in Berlin.
Life and career
Jenny de la Torre Castro grew up in Nazca, Peru. In 1973, she began her medical studies at the San Luis Gonzaga National University in Ica. A year later she obtained a scholarship to continue medical studies in the German Democratic Republic.In 1992 and 1993, she led a project for pregnant women who were in conditions of poverty.
Torre Castro died on June 10, 2025, at the age of 71.
Awards
- 1997 ''Bundesverdienstkreuz:''