Blanca Ares Torres[a] (born 30 December 1970) is a former Spanish basketball player, representing Spain[1] from 1988 to 1994 and winning a gold medal at the 1993 European Championship, scoring 24 points in the final against France.

Born and raised in Madrid, her family moved to Las Palmas (Canary Islands) when she was 13.

She made her debut in the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto with local club Sandra Gran Canaria under coach Domingo Díaz.

After the Olympic tournament, she won back-to-back leagues with Dorna Godella and Pool Getafe.

She was the first Spanish player to be called to the recently formed WNBA, but she retired from professional basketball at the age of 26.