Blanca Soto
Blanca Soto | |
|---|---|
 Soto interviewed by Dulce Osuna in 2019 | |
| Born | Blanca Delfina Soto Benavides Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model, former beauty queen, producer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Title | Nuestra Belleza Morelos 1997 Miss Verano Viña del Mar 1997 Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1997 |
| Spouse |
Jack Hartnett
(m. 2006; sep. 2012) |
Blanca Delfina Soto Benavides [1] is a Mexican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1997.
Career
Soto competed in the national beauty pageant Nuestra Belleza México in 1997, representing her home state of Nuevo León. That same year, Soto became Miss Mexico World and represented her country in the international beauty contest Vina Del Mar in Chile.[citation needed]
Soto's first role as an actress was in the short film La Vida Blanca, which she co-produced with then-husband Jack Hartnett, who wrote and directed as well. For the role, she received her first award for Best Actress.[2] Soto then had supporting roles in films such as: "Divina Confusion", Deep in the Valley and Dinner for Schmucks. She starred in Venevisión's telenovelas in collaboration with Univision; Eva Luna (2010–2011) as Eva Gonzalez and El Talismán (2012) as Camila Nájera.[3] Soto starred with Fernando Colunga in Juan Osorio's telenovela; Porque el amor manda which was broadcast in Mexico from 2012 to 2013.[4]
She appeared in Billy Currington's music video "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" (winner of sexiest video of the year at the CMA).[5] As a model, Soto has been featured in advertisements for GAP, LensCrafters, Venus Swimwear, Avon, Andrea, Charriol, Foley's, Yellowbook, Zara, Garnier and Budweiser.[1]
Personal life
Soto married American actor Jack Hartnett in 2006. She announced their separation on 17 November 2012 on her Twitter account.[6]
Since 2015 she has been dating Mexican actor Fernando Colunga. In 2024 their first child was born.
Filmography
As producer
| 2020 | You can't hide | Executive producer |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | I Won't Be Your Mirror | co-producer |
| 2015 | Sovereign | Executive producer |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Tampa Jai Alai | Lissette Arriaga | Short film |
| 2007 | La vida blanca | Blanca Erraruiz | Short film Executive producer |
| 2008 | Divina confusión | Afrodita | |
| 2009 | Deep in the Valley | Suzi Diablo | |
| 2010 | Regresa | María González | |
| 2010 | La cena | Catherine | Uncredited |
| 2014 | Un reino sin fronteras | Herself | Television film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | Eva Luna | Eva González | Lead role |
| 2012 | El Talismán | Camila Nájera | Lead role |
| 2012–2013 | Porque el amor manda | Alma Montemayor | Lead role |
| 2014–2016 | Señora Acero | Sara Aguilar | Lead role; 148 episodes |
| 2019 | No te puedes esconder | Mónica Saldaña | Lead role; 10 episodes |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Vagina Monologues / Los Monólogos de la Vagina | Various monologues ("Hair", "My vagina was my village", "Because he liked to look at it") |
| 2013-2014 | Obscuro Total | Sofia |
Credits as a dubbing actress
| Year | Title | Original title | Character | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sí, Virginia: Un cuento para creer
en la Navidad |
Yes, Virginia | Mrs. Laura O'Hanlon | English -> Spanish |
| 2014 | Hijo de Dios | Son of God | Mary Magdalene | English -> Spanish |
Appearances in music videos
| Year | Artist | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Donato y Estefano | "Entre la linea del bien y la linea del mal" | |
| 1998 | Enrique Iglesias | "Nunca Te Olvidaré" | |
| 2002 | Shalim Ortiz | "Nadie Como Tú" | |
| 2005 | Billy Currington | "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" | CMT Music Awards 2006 - Hottest Video of the Year |
| 2009 | Noel Schajris | "Regresar" |
Awards and nominations
 | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (October 2022) |
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Feature Film Award | Best Actress | La Vida Blanca | Won |
| 2011 | Premios Juventud | She Steals the Show | Regresa | Won |
| Girl of my Dreams | Eva Luna | Nominated | ||
| Premios People en Español | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Best Female Revelation | Nominated | |||
| Best Host (& William Levy) | Premios Juventud 2012 | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Premios Juventud | Girl of my Dreams | El Talismán | Nominated |
| Premios Actrices Latinas | Best Couple (& Fernando Colunga) | Porque el amor manda | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Premios Juventud | Girl of my Dreams | Won | |
| Premios People en Español | Best Couple (& Fernando Colunga) | Won | ||
| Best Actress | Won | |||
| 2014 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| Best Kiss (& Fernando Colunga) | Nominated | |||
| Best Couple (& Fernando Colunga) | Nominated | |||
| The Most Beautiful Women | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo[7][8] | Favorite Lead Actress: Súper Serie | Señora Acero | Nominated |
| The Best Actor with Bad Luck | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Favorite Lead Actress: Súper Serie | Señora Acero 2 | Nominated | |
| The Perfect Couple: Súper Serie (& Lincoln Palomeque) | Nominated | |||
| The Best Actor with Bad Luck | Nominated |
Other awards and recognitions
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nuestra Belleza Mundo Mexico | Beauty contest (+ Special Award "Skin Solar Hinds") |
| 1997 | Miss Verano Viña del Mar | Beauty contest |
| 2005 | Corona al Merito | Recognition is given each year to a queen or ex-queen of Nuestra Belleza México, for their work dignifying human values and the image of Mexican women in beauty contests. |
References
- ^ a b FashionModelDirectory.com, The FMD-. "Blanca Soto". The FMD - FashionModelDirectory.com.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Los Angeles March 2007 Awards". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013.
- ^ Iniciaron las grabaciones de "Talismán"
- ^ Blanca Soto y Fernando Colunga son los protagonistas de la telenovela Porque El Amor Manda
- ^ "2006 CMT Music Awards".
- ^ "Blanca Soto se divorcia de Jack Hartnett". Univision. 17 November 2011. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Conoce a los ganadores de "Premios Tu Mundo 2015" de Telemundo". tvboricuausa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ Oyola, Michelle (25 August 2016). "Premios Tu Mundo 2016: Lista de Nominados y Ganadores". ahoramismo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2016.
External links
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