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

Career

Soto competed in the national

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Nuestra Belleza México Mexicana Universal is a national beauty pageant in Mexico held annually since 2018, replacing the former pageant, Nuestra Belleza México, held since 1994. Currently, the pageant is responsible for selecting the country’s delegates to Miss U ...

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

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. Soto's first role as an actress was in the short film ''La Vida Blanca'', which she co-produced with then-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", ''

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'' and ''

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''. She starred in

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's telenovelas in collaboration with

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; ''

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'' (2010–2011) as Eva Gonzalez and ''El Talismán'' (2012) as Camila Nájera. Soto starred with

Fernando Colunga Fernando Colunga Olivares () (born 3 March 1966) is a Mexican actor best known for his work in Mexican telenovelas. Colunga gained international fame for playing Luis Fernando de la Vega in the Mexican soap opera ''Maria la del Barrio''. He is ...

in Juan Osorio's telenovela; '' Porque el amor manda'' which was broadcast in Mexico from 2012 to 2013. She appeared in

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'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,

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, Venus Swimwear, Avon, Andrea,

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, Foley's, Yellowbook, Zara,

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and

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Personal life

Soto married American actor Jack Hartnett in 2006. She announced their separation on 17 November 2011 on her Twitter account.

Filmography

As producer

Films

Television

Theater

Credits as a dubbing actress

Appearances in music videos

Awards and nominations

Other awards and recognitions

References

External links

Official Twitter page of Blanca Soto
* * 1979 births Living people Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican film actresses Mexican stage actresses Mexican voice actresses Mexican female models Actresses from Monterrey 20th-century Mexican actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses Miss World 1997 delegates Nuestra Belleza México winners Beauty pageant contestants from Monterrey {{Pageant-bio-stub