Arce was born in Valladolid with a form of albinism that led to progressive loss of vision to the point where she lost all her sight.

[3] In November 2013, she participated in a program run by the Programa ADOP Empleo to train Paralympic athletes in developing business communication and entrepreneurship skills.

[3] The first IPC European Judo Championships Arce competed in were the ones hosted in Città di Castello where she picked up a gold medal.

[3] In October 2011, she competed in a regional Spanish national vision impaired judo event in Guadalajara.

[10][11][12] In her path to bronze, she competed against Swedish Nicolina Perheim and Cuban Dalidaivis Rodríguez Clark.