Calibélula Festival Interview
Calibélula Festival Interview, Colombia Special thanks to the Calibélula International Children’s and Youth Film Festival for interviewing Ana Bárcenas Torres—director of *En camino a Leo*—for the program “La silla del director” (The Director’s Chair), broadcasting from Santiago de Cali, Colombia. We keep moving forward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie5e_SXNJVs
Interview with Kani Lapuerta for “Identivarias”
Interview with Kani Lapuerta Interview with director Ana B. Torres (*En camino a Leo*, Mexico, 2025) and trans director Kani Lapuerta (*Niñes*, Mexico, 2025) as part of the “Identivarias” program on Radio Luciérnagas (Mexican Institute of Radio), hosted by Pol Martínez Peredo and Judith Flores, LGBTQ+ activists from the collective Musas de Metal A.C. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYnKthKhfeA
“Building bridges of communication”
“Building Bridges of Communication” To mark the special screening held during Pride Month 2026 at the Electoral and Citizen Participation Institute of Nuevo León, we are sharing an article covering the event, which featured the online participation of director Ana B. Torres and her award-winning feature-length documentary, “On the path to Leo”. Read the complete […]
LGBTIQ+ Documentary film as space for dialogue & raising awareness
LGBTIQ+ Documentary film as a space for dialogue & raising awareness In an interview published by *Forbes* coinciding with the third edition of the ALT Festival, Mexican director Ana Bárcenas reflects on the challenges facing LGBTIQ+ documentary filmmaking in Mexico and the importance of festivals in bringing these stories to the public. Drawing on her […]
Conversation with César Huerta
Conversation with César Huerta https://abtorres.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ana-cesar.mp4 This conversation with César Huerta* not only goes through the process behind On the Way to Leo; it also opens a deep reflection on what it means to accompany, understand and transform one’s own fears facing a child’s transition. From an intimate and honest conversation, Ana Bárcenas Torres shares how […]
Interview with Ana Bárcenas Torres for RADIO UAM 94.1 FM
Interview with Ana Bárcenas Torres for RADIO UAM 94.1 FM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2ECeBIKd2IOn Thursday, February 26, 2026, we had the pleasure of speaking with Laura Martínez on the program “Ser es Humano” on Radio UAM 94.1 FM, dedicated to exploring topics of gender diversity and equality. During the interview, we talked about the documentary “En camino a […]
Interview with Ana Bárcenas Torres for People of Cinema
Interview with Ana Bárcenas Torres for People of Cinema On December 31st, I had the privilege of speaking with the beloved Sonia Riquer, producer, screenwriter, filmmaker, and host of the program People of Cinema which has aired every Wednesday since 1997 on Radio Educación. In this conversation, we discussed my latest feature-length documentary, “On the […]
On the Path to Leo, by Ana Bárcenas Torres: in Search of Identitiessince
On the Path to Leo, by Ana Bárcenas Torres: in Search of Identitiessince Origanilly published on IMCINE webpage adolescence, Clara felt uncomfortable in her own skin; she wanted to explore every possibility for Leo, her true identity, to emerge. Her mother, bewildered, sought to support her. In this process, Ana had to undertake a profound […]
“On the Path to Leo”: a story as personal as it is moving
On the Path to Leo,” Ana Bárcenas Torres’s third feature film, chronicles her son Leo’s transition and the personal journey she undertook alongside him. The documentary, conceived during the pandemic, became her most intimate project, focusing on her own family and the emotional dilemmas she faced as a mother.
“On the path to Leo”: a journey of self-discovery
Director Ana Bárcenas Torres has focused her work on narrating intimate stories, dissecting them with respect and a curiosity to see and hear for the first time the whispered tales of everyday life, all through her visual pieces.