Gleny Torres is a Mexican Mayan‑Mestiza filmmaker and cinematographer whose work spans short documentaries and visual storytelling. Since 2003, Torres has directed films rooted in Mayan culture—her short documentary Chibal’kan was produced through Ambulante Más Allá in 2012, followed by Aluxes in Yucatán (2013), presented at the International Festival of Mayan Culture. In 2014, she received support from Conaculta‑PACMYC to publish a photo‑book, Wise Men, capturing portraits of Mayan elders.

A graduate of Argentina’s Film School Eliseo Subiela, her visual approach emphasizes Indigenous narratives, cultural preservation, and the spiritual essence of ancestral traditions. In 2023, Gleny Torres directed the documentary Sinahal, Mayan Midwife.