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Years active
  
1997-present

Role
  
Actress

Partner(s)
  
Height
  
1.79 m

Relatives
  
Daniela Soto (sister)

Siblings
  
Daniela Soto

Name
  
Blanca Soto


Blanca Soto smiling  while sitting on a chair with crossed legs and with her wavy hair down and wearing a blue dress


Full Name
  
Blanca Delfina Soto Benavides

Born
  
January 5, 1979 (age 45) (
1979-01-05
)
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Occupation
  
Actress, model, former beauty queen

Title
  
Nuestra Belleza Morelos 1997Miss Verano Vina del Mar 1997Nuestra Belleza Mundo Mexico 1997Corona al Merito 2005

Children
  
Sofia Colunga Soto, Fernando Colunga Soto and Camila Colunga Soto

Spouse
  
Jack Hartnett (m. 2007–2011)

Nominations
  
TVyNovelas Award for Best Lead Actress

Movies and TV shows
  
Porque el amor manda, Deep in the Valley, Regresa, Divina Confusion

Similar People
  
Fernando Colunga, Jack Hartnett, Claudia Alvarez, Maria Elisa Camargo, Erick Elias

Profiles

Blanca soto as american soap operas bust telenovelas boom in us


Blanca Soto (born Blanca Delfina Soto Benavides on January 5, 1979) is a Mexican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1997.

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Blanca Soto smiling in a ponytail with left hand on the hip while wearing a blue bikini

Blanca Soto and Marlene Favela arriving at the 2014 Telemundo Upfront event in New York City


Career

Blanca Soto smiling with right hand on top of her head and wearing a black lace crop top and leggings

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.

Blanca Soto smiling with her wavy hair down and wearing a black blouse exposing her cleavage

Soto's first role as an actress was in the Short film La Vida Blanca, which she co-produced with then-ex-husband Jack Hartnett, who wrote and directed as well. For the role, she received her first award for Best Actress. 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. Soto starred with Fernando Colunga in Juan Osorio's telenovela; Porque el amor manda which was broadcast in Mexico from 2012-2013.

Blanca Soto smiling in a black dress and adorning herself with a sparkly headband and dangling earrings

She appeared in Billy Currington's music video "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" (winner of sexiest video of the year at the CMA). As a model, Soto has been featured in advertisements for GAP, LensCrafters, Venus Swimwear, Avon, Andrea, Charriol, Foley's, Yellowbook, Zara, Garnier and Budweiser, Señora Acero

Personal life

Blanca Soto smiling with hands on her waist and wearing a purple tube dress

In 2003, she was married to a man named Bill for 8 months. He died of melanoma in 2004. Soto married American actor Jack Hartnett in 2006. She announced their separation on November 17, 2011 via her Twitter account.

References

Blanca Soto Wikipedia