Fernando Soto (Spanish actor)

Fernando Soto (born in Madrid, 1968) is an actor and director graduated from the RESAD School of Drama (1992).

As an actor he has been in many theatre productions, starting in Teatro de la Abadía, where he participated in plays such as Maridos y Mujeres, Sobre Horacios y Curiaceos, Me acordaré de todos vosotros, La melancolía de King Kong or Medida por Medida. His performances could also be seen in Perfectos desconocidos, directed by Daniel Guzmán, La Avería, directed by Blanca Portillo, Alejandro y Ana, with Animalario Productions; in the CDN (Centro Dramático Nacional) with Madre Coraje directed by Ernesto Caballero or La ciudad oscura written by Antonio Rojano. In the Teatro Español he performed in Don Juan, El loco de los balcones and Yo soy Don Quijote de la Mancha, as Sancho Panza, sharing stage with José Sacristán and written by Jose Ramón Fernández.

His work as an actor in films includes Celda 211 (Daniel Monzón) , Kiki (Paco León), Una palabra tuya or La suerte dormida (Ángeles González Sinde), Miel de naranjas (Imanol Uribe), After (Alberto Rodríguez), Verbo (Eduardo Chapero-Jackson), The Informant (Julien Leclerq) and Balada triste de trompeta (Álex de la Iglesia).

On television he has been engaged in television series like La casa de papel, Amar es para siempre, La Catedral del mar, Isabel, Alatriste, Homicidios, Vive camtando, la pecera de Eva, Frágiles, Sin tetas no hay paraíso, Doctor Mateo, Hospital Central, Aída, Vientos de agua, La que se avecina, El ret, Mi gitana, Amar es para siempre, Cuestión de sexo, La señora, Guante blanco, La princesa de Eboli, Mario Conde (los días de gloria),code: spa promoted to code: es and Los Serrano.

As a director, he has been behind plays like La estupidez (Rafael Spregelburd), Drac Pack (Najwa Nimry, Carlos Dorrego y Emilio Tomé), Constelaciones Nick Payne), El minuto del payaso (Jose Ramón Fernández), Babilonia (Jose Ramón Fernández), Las Cervantas (Jose Ramón Fernández e Inma Chacón), Taxidermia de un gorrión (Oskar Galán), Onán (Nacho Faerma), Tarinspotting (Harry Gibson), Bailar en la oscuridad (Lars Von Tier’s film adaptation), Autopsia (Jose Manuel Mora), Rulos and Prohibido besar (Ángeles González Sinde), Hamster (Santiago Cortegoso) and La virtuz de la torpeza and Delirarecode: spa promoted to code: es (Cristina Redondo).

He has also taking part of shows for the National Heritage such as EscenaTe Productions, directing in places like El Museo del Prado, Jardín del Capricho or La Muralla de Ávila.