Sergio De La Torre is a Mexican photographer, filmmaker and performance artist who teaches photography and film at the University of San Francisco

University of San Francisco

The University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...

. De La Torre is originally from the Tijuana/San Diego border and migrated to San Francisco. He is the co-founder of the performance group Los Tricksters who perform at various street fairs, academic conferences, art galleries and film festivals.

His photography, film and art focus heavily on the themes and issues surrounding diaspora tourism and identity politics.

He is the director of Maquilapolis

Maquilapolis

Maquilapolis is a 2006 documentary film by directors/filmmakers Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre. The word Maquilapolis is a play on one Spanish and one Greek word....

, and his other film and video work includes photography for Los Que Se Van, directed by Adolfo Davila

Adolfo Davila

Adolfo Davila is video and film director born in Mexico.-Awards:Davila's short film Reves was named Best Experimental Film, and also captured the Grand Chameleon prize at the Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival in 2000.-Filmography:...

, and assistant to the art director on Garden of Eden, directed by Maria Novaro.