Gabriel Soto

Gabriel Soto
Soto in 2017
Born Gabriel Soto Díaz
(1975-04-17) April 17, 1975
Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality Mexican
Occupation Actor
Years active 1997–present
Spouse(s)
Geraldine Bazán
(m. 2016; div. 2018)
[1]
Children 2

Gabriel Soto Díaz (born April 17, 1975) is a Mexican actor and model. He won the national male pageant El Modelo Mexico, and placed first runner-up in Mister World 1996. He was also a member of the former Mexican boy band Kairo, and acts in telenovelas.

Biography

Gabriel Soto attended Edron Academy.[2]

Career

He began modeling at age 18 after participating in the Mister World contest in 1996 in Istanbul, Turkey, and becoming the first runner-up. In 1997, Gabriel joined the band Kairo replacing Eduardo Verástegui. The albums he participated were Libres and Pasiones.

He has participated in several soap operas in which he managed to convince the public and the critics with his performance.

Gabriel Soto

Mi querida Isabel was the first soap opera in which Gabriel acted, followed by Alma Rebelde, Mi destino eres tú, and Carita de ángel leading his most important role, playing Ulises "ugly" in the soap opera Amigas y rivales produced by Emilio Larrosa.

In 2002, Soto appeared in the soap opera Las vías del amor with Aracely Arambula and Jorge Salinas which was produced by Emilio Larrosa.

In 2004, he was cast in the soap opera Mujer de Madera, produced by Emilio Larrosa, starring in one of the main roles alongside Edith Gonzalez, who would later be replaced by Ana Patricia Rojo. In this telenovela he also worked with Jaime Camil and Maria Sorte.

In 2005, following his return from Los Angeles where he took courses in acting for film, boxing classes, and surf, Soto competed in the Mexican version of Dancing with the Stars.

Then, in 2006, he starred in the telenovela La Verdad Oculta produced by Emilio Larrosa, next to Galilea Montijo Alejandra Barros and Eduardo Yanez, who after being away for many years from telenovelas returned to join the cast.

In 2007, Gabriel starred in the soap opera Bajo las riendas del amor, an adaptation of Cuando llega el amor.

In 2008, he joined the Lucero Suárez. produced Querida Enemiga as a protagonist alongside Ana Layevska, Jorge Aravena and María Rubio.

In 2009, he participated in Sortilegio, produced by Carla Estrada, in which he played Fernando Alanis, before touring the United States with the play Sortilegio, el show.

In 2011, he appeared in La Fuerza del Destino, produced by Rosy Ocampo, as Camilo Galvan, one of the protagonists. The telenovela also starred David Zepeda, Sandra Echeverria, Laisha Wilkins and Juan Ferrara.

In 2012, he starred in Un Refugio para el Amor with Zuria Vega, playing the role of Rodrigo Torreslanda.

In 2013, he starred as the protagonist (alongside Gloria Trevi) in Emilio Larrosa's telenovela: Libre para amarte.[3]

His last starring role was as Maximiliano Bustamante in the universally acclaimed telenovela Yo no creo en los hombres where he also garnered critical appraisal.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleCharacterNotes
2007Ladrón que roba a ladrónAnival CanoFilm debut

Television

YearTitleCharacterNotes
1997Mi querida IsabelJuan
1999Alma rebeldeVladimir
2000Carita de ángelRogelio Alvarado Gamboa
2000Mi destino eres túNicolás
2001Amigas y rivales Ulises Barrientos 'El Feo'
2002Las vías del amorAdolfo Lascuráin / Nicolás Quesada Barragán
2004Mujer de maderaCarlos Gómez
2006La verdad ocultaDavid Genovés Ordóñez
2007Bajo las riendas del amorJuan José Álvarez
2008Querida enemigaAlonso Ugarte Solano
2009SortilegioFernando Alanís
2011La fuerza del destinoCamilo GalvánCo protagonist
2012Un refugio para el amorRodrigo Torreslanda
2013Libre para amarteEnrique del Pino
2014Qué pobres tan ricosHimself
2014-2015Yo no creo en los hombresMaximiliano Bustamente
2015Antes muerta que LichitaSantiago de la VegaSpecial Appearance
2016-2017Vino el amorDavid RoblesLead role
2017-2018Caer en tentaciónDamián BeckerLead role

Awards and nominations

Year Project Category Result Ref
2015 Un refugio para el amor[4][5] TVyNovelas for Best Lead Actor Nominated
Favoritos Publico for Best couple with Zuria Vega Won
Favoritos Publico for Best Kiss with Zuria Vega
2015 Yo no creo en los hombres[6][7] TVyNovelas for Best Lead Actor Nominated
Favoritos Públicos for Best Couple with Adriana Louvier Won
Favoritos Públicos for Best Kiss with Adriana Louvier

References

  1. ""Cometí errores", dice Gabriel Soto sobre divorcio de Geraldine Bazán". eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. "Gabriel Soto". Mexican Celebrities. Celebridad.com.mx. 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  3. Gabriel Soto está "emocionado" de actuar junto a Gloria Trevi en Libre para amarte
  4. "Univision announces 2013 nominees for Premios TVyNovelas". Corporate Univision. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  5. ""Premios TVyNovelas" Spanish-Language Television Awards". We Love Soaps. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  6. "Univision announces 2013 nominees for Premios TVyNovelas". Corporate Univision. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  7. ""Premios TVyNovelas" Spanish-Language Television Awards". We Love Soaps. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
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