Gabriel Soto Borja-Diaz (born April 17, 1975 in Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

, model

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

. He is known for winning the national male pageant El Modelo Mexico

El Modelo Mexico

El Modelo Mexico, literally The Model Mexico, is a male beauty pageant in Mexico. It was first held in 1996, after the country received an invitation to participate in the international Mister World pageant, where Mexico's Gabriel Soto placed second...

, placing first runner-up in Mister World 1996, being a member of the former Mexican boy band

Boy band

A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...

 Kairo, and for acting in telenovelas.

Biography

His mother Elisa Diaz committed suicide and his father, Francisco Soto Borja Anda, has been involved in several illegal businesses, including fraud and other felonies. The Mexican government canceled his license as custom broker.

Gabriel Soto attended Edron Academy

Edron Academy

The Edron Academy A.C. is a non-profit school in Mexico. It was founded in 1963 by Edward Foulkes, a Welshman who worked in Mexico in the publishing business and as a teacher for the British Council, and by Ronald Stech, a Canadian who became the school's first administrator...

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He has a daughter, Elisa Marie, born on February 17, 2009, with his partner, actress Géraldine Bazán

Géraldine Bazán

Rosalba Géraldine Bazán Ortíz is a Mexican actress, singer, and anchorwoman currently living in Miami. She's part of Women Fair, Amigos for Kids activities, Latin Book Festivals, in Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, In her spare time Geraldine likes to support causes such as the...

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Telenovelas and series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996/97	Mi Querida Isabel		Secondary Role
1999	Alma Rebelde Alma Rebelde Alma Rebelde ' was a 1999 Mexican telenovela, starring Lisette Morelos, Eduardo Verástegui and the late Edgar Ponce. It was produced by Televisa. This telenovela contained 90 episodes.- Synopsis :...	Vladimir	Secondary Role
2000	Mi Destino Eres Tu Mi Destino Eres Tú Mi destino eres tú is a 2000 Mexican telenovela. It is a production of Carla Estrada and the protagonists were Lucero and Jorge Salinas.-Main cast:*Lucero as Andrea San Vicente*Jorge Salinas as Eduardo Rivadeneira...	Nicolás	Secondary Role
2000/01	Carita De Ángel Carita de Ángel Carita de Angel was a child telenovela produced in Mexico by Televisa in 2000 produced by Nicandro Díaz. It is a remake of the telenovela Papa Corazon, which also was adapted for World toy. It starred Lisette Morelos Miguel de León and stellar participation Daniela Aedo as Dulce Maria...	Rogelio Alvarado Gamboa	Special Appearance
2001	Amigas y Rivales Amigas y rivales Amigas y rivales is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 2001.- Plot :Amigas y Rivales tells the story of four women from different social backgrounds...	Ulises 'El Feo'	Co-Star
2002/03	Las Vías del Amor Las vías del amor Las Vías del Amor was a Mexican telenovela that aired on the Televisa channel in Mexico and Univision in the United States from 2002-2003.-Plot:...	Nicolás Quesada Barragán / Adolfo Lascuráin	Co-Star
2004/05	Mujer de Madera Mujer de Madera Mujer de Madera is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa in 2004. One unusual feature of this telenovela is that the main character is played by different actresses before and after her stay in hospital due to a forest fire....	Carlos Gómez	Star
2004	Big Brother VIP: México	Himself	Guest Star
2005	Bailando Por Un Sueño Bailando por un sueño Bailando por un Sueño or " Dansez pentru tine", is a reality series on the Mexican television network Canal de las Estrellas, in which celebrities are partnered with common, everyday people with dreams they want to fulfill , who each week compete...	Himself	Contestant
2006	La Verdad Oculta La Verdad Oculta La Verdad Oculta is a Mexican telenovela remake of El Camino Secreto . The protagonists are Galilea Montijo, Gabriel Soto, Alejandra Barros and Eduardo Yáñez and the antagonists are Julio Alemán. The telenovela is under the production of Emilio Larrosa...	David Genovés	Star
2007	Bajo las Riendas del Amor Bajo las Riendas del Amor Bajo Las Riendas del Amor is a telenovela that aired from March 12, 2007 to October 5, 2007. It was filmed in Miami, Florida .-Plot:...	Juan Jose Alvarez	Star
2008	Querida Enemiga Querida Enemiga Querida Enemiga is a telenovela distributed by Televisa. It starts Ana Layevska, Gabriel Soto, Carmen Becerra and Jorge Aravena. The telenovela is a production of Lucero Suárez.-Synopsis:...	Alonso Ugarte	Star
2009	Sortilegio Sortilegio Sortilegio is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa and It stars Jacqueline Bracamontes, William Levy. It is a remake of Tú o nadie. Univision aired Sortilegio from October 6, 2009 to February 17, 2010 at 9pm/8pm central...	Fernando Alanis	Co-Star
2011	La fuerza del destino La fuerza del destino La Fuerza del Destino is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa under Rosy Ocampo. Sandra Echeverria, who is a Telemundo exclusive artist, temporarily joined Televisa as the protagonist of the telenovela as part of the Televisa - Telemundo artist exchange. David Zepeda also serves as the main...	Camilo Galvan	Co-Star/ Antagonist
2012	Un Refugio para el Amor Un Refugio para el Amor Un Refugio Para El Amor , The original story is written by Delia Fiallo , is a Spanish-language telenovela starring Zuria Vega and Gabriel Soto as the main protagonist. Jessica Coch as the main antagonist...	Ignacio	Leading Role

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Ladrón que roba a ladrón	Anival Cano	supporting role

La fuerza del destino como Camilo

External links

• Official Gabriel Soto website
• Net Glimse Bio
• Kairo's Bio at Yahoo! Music