Years active 1938–1963 | Name Arturo Rangel Children Arturo Soto Urena | |
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Other names A. Soto RangelArturo RangelDon Arturo Soto RangelArturo Soto Awards Won Ariel Award for Best Actor in a Minor Role1948 MacloviaNominated Ariel Award for Best Actor in a Minor Role1945 Las Abandonadas Parents Don Jose Nemesio de Jesus Soto Ornelas, Rangel Siblings Alfonso Soto Gordoa., Guadalupe Soto Gordoa Movies Pueblerina, The Proud and the Beautiful, Dicen Que Soy Mujeriego, Victims of Sin, Mary Magdalene - Sinner of Similar People Emilio Fernandez, Gabriel Figueroa, Roberto Gavaldon, Chano Urueta, Ismael Rodriguez | ||
Arturo Soto Rangel (March 12, 1882 – May 25, 1965) was a Mexican film, television, and stage actor. Rangel was best known for appearing in over 250 Mexican films. Rangel appeared in one American movie, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre which won three Academy Awards and starred Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett, and many other successful actors. Rangel last appeared on television in 1963 where he starred in Voy de gallo.
Rangel died on May 25, 1965, in Mexico City, Mexico.
Arturo was the only son of Don Jose Nemesio de Jesus Soto Ornelas born on October 30, 1852 in Ciudad Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato, Mexico and of a lady whose last name was Rangel. His mother died giving birth and was a widow from a previous marriage. Arturo's stepmother was Dona Maria de la Luz Gordoa Montes de Oca born in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. Arturo had five half-siblings; Ignacio Soto Gordoa, Guadalupe Soto Gordoa, Angelina de la Luz Soto Gordoa, Maria de la Luz Soto Gordoa, and Alfonso Soto Gordoa.
Arturo had a son whose name is Arturo Soto Urena.