Brother of José Garchitorena who only played unoffcial games. Son of José de Garchitorena Nieva (director). Distant cousin of Paulino and Fernando Alcántara. The forgery of his passport let to Barça losing, they had no idea about it, the Championship of Catalonia in 1916-1917. He left football to work in cinema and became a Hollywood star going by the name of Juan Torena. He was a Latin heartthrob par excellence.
