Gabriel Soto
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| Gabriel Soto | |
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| Born | Gabriel Soto Borja-Diaz April 17, 1975 Mexico City, Mexico  |
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Gabriel Soto Borja-Diaz (born April 17, 1975 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican actor, model. He is known for winning the national male pageant El Modelo Mexico, being a member of the former Mexican boy band Kairo, and for acting in countless telenovelas.
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[edit] Biography
Soto's childhood was affected with some unfortunate events: His mother committed suicide and his father Francisco Soto Borja Anda, has been involved in several illicit business. In spite of this he had a best friend whose mother took care of him. Unfortunately this friend has died. Growing up, Soto went to El Colegio Britanico (The Edron Academy), hoping someday to study at Harvard University. After finishing up at the Edron, Soto received a chance to study economy at Harvard. Soto though, changed his mind on economics and decided to dedicate himself to modeling. While modeling, he worked for the top names such as Hugo Boss, Armani, Tommy Hilfiger, Versace, and many others.
Seeing that he was a great model, Soto decided to enter a pageant in 1996. He won the national male pageant El Modelo Mexico and represented his country in Mister World the same year, where he placed first runner-up. After the competition, in 1997 Soto starting his acting career on the telenovela Mi Querida Isabel.
After the telenovela ended, Soto received a chance to be on of the members of the boy band Kairo. He replaced original member, Eduardo Verástegui, who wanted to focus on his acting career. While the two other original members, Jean Paul Forat Morales and Francisco Carlos Zorrilla González were replaced by ex-Tierra Cero group member, Paulo César Quevedo de la Vega and Roberto Assad Martínez respectively. This made the group Kairo completely new because all the original members were replaced. The Kairo group with Soto released the album Pasiones in 1998. The group was greatly successful in Latin America.
After being exposed to the world as a singer, Soto's image was wanted to be seen by the public more. So he began to model for major companies such as Trident Gum, Air Toner products, Kazzan And Terra catalogue, and many others. He also appeared on many magazine covers such as Men's Health and People En Español. Soto has recently been the new face of Definite and NeoSkin products.
In 1999, Soto began to resume his acting career in many telenovelas such as Mujer de Madera and Las Vías Del Amor. Recently, Soto appeared in the telenovela La Verdad Oculta. In 2005, Soto was a contestant on the popular Spanish show Bailando Por Un Sueño. He came far in the competition with his partner, but did not win.
Soto represented "Ducati Mexico" at Italy during a Motorcycle rally. He drove his motorcycle around Italy with many other representing their countries.
[edit] Personal life
Gabriel was engaged to Mexican actress, Martha Julia in 2005, but terminated their relationship before getting married. He is currently in a relationship with Mexican actress, Geraldine Bazan.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Telenovelas and series
| Year | Title | Role | |
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| 2008 | Querida Enemiga | Alonso Ugarte | protagonista |
| 2007 | Bajo las Riendas del Amor | Juan Jose Alvarez | protagonista |
| 2006 | La Verdad Oculta | David Genovés | protagonista |
| 2005 | Bailando Por Un Sueño | Himself | Contestant |
| 2004 | Big Brother VIP: México | Himself | Guest Star |
| 2004/05 | Mujer de Madera | Carlos Gómez | protagonista |
| 2002/03 | Las Vías del Amor | Nicolás Quesada Barragán / Adolfo Lascuráin | co-protagonista |
| 2001 | Amigas y Rivales | Ulises 'El Feo' | co-protagonista |
| 2000/01 | Carita De Ángel | Rogelio Alvarado Gamboa 'Sobrino de Noe y Estefania' | actuacion especial |
| 2000 | Mi Destino Eres Tu | Nicolás | talento artistico |
| 1999 | Alma Rebelde | Vladimir | talento artistico |
| 1996/97 | Mi Querida Isabel | ?????? | talento artistico |
[edit] Movies
| Year | Title | Role | |
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| 2007 | Ladrón que roba a ladrón | Anival Cano | supporting role |
[edit] Trivia
- Gabriel's height is 6' 0¾" (1.85 m).
- Gabriel loves to Box and Surf.
- He is a huge fan of Harley Davidson and Ducati motorcycles.
[edit] External links
- Official Gabriel Soto website
- Gabriel Soto at the Internet Movie Database
- Net Glimse Bio
- Kairo's Bio at Yahoo! Music
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