# Blanca Soto

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

## Career

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.
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", 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 to 2013.
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.

## Personal life

Soto married American actor Jack Hartnett in 2006. She announced their separation on 17 November 2012 on her Twitter account.

## Filmography
### As producer

| 2020 | You can't hide | Executive producer |
| 2012 | I Won't Be Your Mirror | co-producer |
| 2015 | Sovereign | Executive producer |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Tampa Jai Alai | Lissette Arriaga | Short film |
| 2007 | La vida blanca | Blanca Erraruiz | Short film Executive producer |
| 2008 | Divina confusión | Afrodita | |
| 2009 | Deep in the Valley | Suzi Diablo | |
| 2010 | Regresa | María González | |
| 2010 | La cena | Catherine | Uncredited |
| 2014 | Un reino sin fronteras | Herself | Television film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010–2011 | Eva Luna | Eva González | Lead role |
| 2012 | El Talismán | Camila Nájera | Lead role |
| 2012–2013 | Porque el amor manda | Alma Montemayor | Lead role |
| 2014–2016 | Señora Acero | Sara Aguilar | Lead role; 148 episodes |
| 2019 | You Cannot Hide | Mónica Saldaña | Lead role; 10 episodes |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2011 | The Vagina Monologues / Los Monólogos de la Vagina | Various monologues ("Hair", "My vagina was my village", "Because he liked to look at it") |
| 2013-2014 | Obscuro Total | Sofia |

## Credits as a dubbing actress

| Year | Title | Original title | Character | Language |
| 2012 | Sí, Virginia: Un cuento para creer en la Navidad | Yes, Virginia | Mrs. Laura O'Hanlon | English -> Spanish |
| 2014 | Hijo de Dios | Son of God | Mary Magdalene | English -> Spanish |

## Appearances in music videos

| Year | Artist | Title | Notes |
| 1997 | Donato y Estefano | "Entre la linea del bien y la linea del mal" | |
| 1998 | Enrique Iglesias | "Nunca Te Olvidaré" | |
| 2002 | Shalim Ortiz | "Nadie Como Tú" | |
| 2005 | Billy Currington | "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" | CMT Music Awards 2006 - Hottest Video of the Year |
| 2009 | Noel Schajris | "Regresar" | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
| 2007 | Feature Film Award | Best Actress | La Vida Blanca | Won |
| 2011 | Premios Juventud | She Steals the Show | Regresa | Won |
| 2011 | Premios Juventud | Girl of my Dreams | Eva Luna | Nominated |
| 2011 | Premios People en Español | Best Actress | Eva Luna | Nominated |
| 2011 | Premios People en Español | Best Female Revelation | Eva Luna | Nominated |
| 2011 | Premios People en Español | Best Host (& William Levy) | Premios Juventud 2012 | Nominated |
| 2012 | Premios Juventud | Girl of my Dreams | El Talismán | Nominated |
| 2012 | Premios Actrices Latinas | Best Couple (& Fernando Colunga) | Porque el amor manda | Nominated |
| 2013 | Premios Juventud | Girl of my Dreams | Porque el amor manda | Won |
| 2013 | Premios People en Español | Best Couple (& Fernando Colunga) | Porque el amor manda | Won |
| 2013 | Premios People en Español | Best Actress | Porque el amor manda | Won |
| 2014 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Actress | Porque el amor manda | Nominated |
| 2014 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Kiss (& Fernando Colunga) | Porque el amor manda | Nominated |
| 2014 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Couple (& Fernando Colunga) | Porque el amor manda | Nominated |
| 2014 | Premios TVyNovelas | The Most Beautiful Women | Porque el amor manda | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite Lead Actress: Súper Serie | Señora Acero | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Best Actor with Bad Luck | Señora Acero | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite Lead Actress: Súper Serie | Señora Acero 2 | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Perfect Couple: Súper Serie (& Lincoln Palomeque) | Señora Acero 2 | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Best Actor with Bad Luck | Señora Acero 2 | Nominated |

## Other awards and recognitions

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1997 | Nuestra Belleza Mundo Mexico | Beauty contest (+ Special Award "Skin Solar Hinds") |
| 1997 | Miss Verano Viña del Mar | Beauty contest |
| 2005 | Corona al Merito | Recognition is given each year to a queen or ex-queen of Nuestra Belleza México, for their work dignifying human values and the image of Mexican women in beauty contests. |