Perales is a teacher, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. She spent two years teaching at the Universidad de Zaragoza. She has spoken at the Universidad San Jorge de Zaragoza. She was the president of Fundación Pilotos 4x4 sin Fronteras from 2004 to 2006. She has visited the desert several times, and faced difficulties using the toilet, and solved this problem by creating a special chair for this which involves a robe and a hole in the bottom of the chair. She was active in supporting Madrid's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. She has supported efforts by Doctors Without Borders to provide a treatment on avoiding the spread of AIDS from breastfeeding mothers to their offspring.