Sara León wanted to act. She also loved martial arts. Wrestling gave her somewhere to bring those ambitions together, but the ring would become only one of her stages.
Known outside wrestling as Miriam Torres, León has pursued acting alongside a wrestling career that has taken her from Madrid to Japan and the United States. Her work includes short films and theater, and her wrestling résumé includes a SHINE Nova Championship reign and appearances for Ring of Honor.
When she spoke with The Scrap in 2021 and again in 2022, León was still establishing herself in Spain. She wanted a life in wrestling and acting, and spoke openly about the confidence and audience connection she needed to develop. Her career since then shows how much work she has put into pursuing both.
Two Ambitions, One Ring
León began training in martial arts at 15. She had also wanted to become an actress from a young age, and discovering wrestling offered a way to explore both interests through the same performance.
She began her wrestling training in 2017 at Triple W’s school in Madrid. Getting there required a substantial commitment. In a February 2026 interview with El Confidencial, she recalled traveling from Aranjuez to Carabanchel, spending roughly two hours on public transportation each way to attend a two-hour training session.
That meant spending more time traveling than training.
She also recalled the impact of attending a live wrestling show. Watching an audience respond to the action in person made wrestling feel different from what she had seen on television. The physical demands appealed to her martial arts background. The performance offered a way to explore her interest in acting.
Finding Her Own Way to Wrestle
León originally named Asuka, Kyle O’Reilly, Bryan Danielson, Bret Hart, and Meiko Satomura among her favorite wrestlers.
Satomura remained particularly important when we spoke again in 2022. León hoped to face her in a singles match and wanted to keep improving so she would be ready for that opportunity.
Her own matches were already giving her experiences to build on. In 2021, she identified bouts against A-Kid, Millie McKenzie, and Killer Kelly among her personal favorites. Her match against A-Kid for Triple W offers readers a way to revisit that early period.
At the time, her ambition was to earn a living through wrestling and acting while becoming a better version of herself as a person and artist. The follow-up interview revealed how closely she was examining the work required to get there.
Learning to Reach the Crowd
By September 2022, León was speaking about her development with greater patience. She had learned to take her time, enjoy the process, and acknowledge the parts of her wrestling that still needed attention.
Confidence and audience connection were among them.
That was a revealing distinction for someone drawn to wrestling partly through acting. Learning the physical demands of a match was one challenge. Feeling comfortable enough to involve the crowd was another.
León wanted more opportunities to perform, learn from mistakes, and discover what worked. She emphasized improving her abilities and doing things properly in the ring rather than allowing expectations about her future to dictate her progress.
She knew what she wanted to achieve and was willing to address the parts of her performance that needed work.
On Screen and Onstage as Miriam Torres
Her interest in acting developed into formal training and screen work.
In a July 2024 interview with Teleaudiencias, Torres described studying theater at school before pursuing performing arts studies in Madrid. Her subsequent training included musical theater, voice, stage acting, and acting for the camera.
Cinema held a particular attraction, but she wanted to learn across disciplines. While in Japan developing her wrestling, she also spoke about returning to acting classes in the United States and pursuing opportunities in both professions.
Her credited screen work includes three 2023 short productions: Cinturón negro, Batman: First Night, and Honor: Cruce de caminos.
Cinturón negro, directed by Miguel Lozano, centers on a young Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner confronting the expectations attached to her father’s legacy. Torres is listed among its principal cast, giving her film work a connection to the martial arts that helped draw her toward wrestling.
She also played Vicki Vale in Batman: First Night, a short fan film directed by David Conesa, and Circe in Honor: Cruce de caminos.
Her acting work also extends to the Orlando stage, with an announced role in PÁNICO as part of OFDC’s Microteatro Orlando programming.
The film credits and theater work build on an ambition León expressed years earlier. She continued training and pursuing acting opportunities as her wrestling took her abroad, giving both careers room to develop.
Taking Her Wrestling Beyond Spain
León won RCW’s Women’s World Cup in Barcelona in October 2023. She defeated JC Storm and Nina Samuels before beating Aurora in the final.
In 2024, she wrestled for Marvelous in Japan. Her appearances included matches involving Takumi Iroha, Chikayo Nagashima, and Unagi Sayaka, as well as an August appearance at Korakuen Hall.
Japanese wrestling had featured prominently in her early influences. Working there gave her experience within a scene she had previously discussed through the wrestlers she admired.
Her American career also gathered momentum. Based in Orlando by her February 2026 interview with El Confidencial, León had become SHINE Nova Champion by the end of 2025. Her reign continued until Mercedes Martinez defeated her at SHINE 87 on July 5, 2026.
The championship added a sustained American chapter to a career that had begun with those long journeys to training in Madrid.
New Stages, More to Learn
León participated in Bayley’s inaugural Lodestone women’s wrestling seminar in Orlando in December 2025. She was among 22 selected wrestlers, with opportunities to learn from established performers including Bayley, Natalya, Charlotte Flair, and John Cena.
Another milestone arrived on March 5, 2026, when her ROH debut against Persephone aired on HonorClub. Persephone won, but the appearance brought León’s wrestling to another audience.
Securing those opportunities also requires work away from the crowd. In her February 2026 interview with El Confidencial, she described contacting promoters with her availability and negotiating travel and pay when a booking came together.
The four-hour round trips to training eventually led to matches in Japan, a championship reign in the United States, and an appearance for Ring of Honor. Her acting ambitions became screen credits and opportunities on the Orlando stage.
When León first spoke with The Scrap, she wanted to build a life as a wrestler and actress. In the follow-up, she was honest about the confidence and experience she still needed. Those interviews captured the ambition before she had so much to show for it.
Sara León wanted to make the world her stage. She has spent the years since earning her place on it.
