- Nancy Torres was born on May 3, 1911 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Una vida por otra (1932), Carne de cabaret (1931) and Rebel Souls (1937). She was married to Frank Chester. She died on May 22, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseFrank Chester(February 23, 1939 - August 25, 1941) (divorced)
- Reported that she was kidnapped and beaten by Argentine actor Federico de la Vega after she refused his offer to drive her home from a Hollywood nightclub (May 11, 1933). This occurred only two days after she and two companions were robbed at gunpoint outside her home in Hollywood.
- Nancy was held up by two gunmen, along with writer Walter Merrill and bit player Paulina Torres (sister of Raquel), outside her apartment in Hollywood. Nancy was able to hide two rings in her mouth. March 9, 1933. Two young men were later arrested on suspicion of the crime.
- Her husband Frank Chester was a fashion designer based in Hollywood. They made the news after eloping to Tijuana.
- In 1933, she was named as one of two "other women" in Sylvia Dunlap's divorce from tire company president William C. Dunlap. Helene Chadwick was the other "other woman.".
- Despite their shared surname, Nancy was no relation to fellow Mexican actress Raquel Torres.
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