Gabriel Soto
Birth name	Gabriel Soto Borja-Diaz
Born	April 17, 1975 (age 31) Mexico City, Mexico

Gabriel Soto Borja-Diaz (born April 17, 1975 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican actor, model. He is known for winning the national male pageant El Modelo Mexico, being a member of the former Mexican boy band Kairo, and for acting in countless telenovelas. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Nickname: Ciudad de los Palacios Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: Country Mexico Federal entity Federal District Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded (as Tenochtitlan) c. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Nickname: Ciudad de los Palacios Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: Country Mexico Federal entity Federal District Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded (as Tenochtitlan) c. ... The Mexican Federal District, known in Spanish as Distrito Federal (D.F.), is an area within Mexico that is not part of any of the Mexican states, but an independent self-governing city-state and the seat of the Federal Government. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... El Modelo Mexico (Male Model Mexico) is a male beauty pageant in Mexico. ... A boy band is a type of manufactured pop group featuring three or more young male singers. ... It has been suggested that Drama Serial (Philippines) be merged into this article or section. ...

Biography

Soto's childhood was affected with some unfortunate events: His mother committed suicide and his father Francisco Soto Borja Anda, has been involved in several illicit business. Growing up, Soto went to Edron Academy, hoping someday to study at Harvard University. After finishing up at Edron, Soto received a chance to study economic at Harvard. Soto though, changed his mind on economics and decided to dedicate himself to modeling. While modeling, he worked for the top names such as Hugo Boss, Armani, Tommy Hilfiger, Versace, and many others. Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 1636,[2] Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning still operating in the United States. ... Economics (deriving from the Greek words οίκω [okos], house, and νέμω [nemo], rules hence household management) is the social science that studies the allocation of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants. ... Hugo Boss AG is a fashion house based in Germany, which specializes in menswear. ... Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer (born 11 July 1934 in Piacenza, Italy), particularly noted for his menswear. ... Thomas Jacob Tommy Hilfiger (born in Elmira, New York, on March 24, 1951) is a world-famous fashion designer, and creator of the eponymous Tommy Hilfiger and Tommy brands. ... The Versace logo. ...

Seeing that he was a great model, Soto decided to enter a pageant in 1996. He won the national male pageant El Modelo Mexico and represented his country in Mister World the same year, where he placed first runner-up. After the competition, in 1997 Soto starting his acting career on the telenovela Mi Querida Isabel. El Modelo Mexico (Male Model Mexico) is a male beauty pageant in Mexico. ... The Mister World contest is an international beauty pageant for men and has been held since 1996. ... Runner-up is a term used to denote a participant which finishes in second place in any of a variety of competitive endeavors, most notably sporting events and beauty pageants; in the latter instance, the term is applied to more than one of the highest-ranked non-winning contestants, the... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Drama Serial (Philippines) be merged into this article or section. ...

After the telenovela ended, Soto received a chance to be on of the members of the boy band Kairo. He replaced original member, Eduardo Verástegui, who wanted to focus on his acting career. While the two other original members, Jean Paul Forat Morales and Francisco Carlos Zorrilla González were replaced by ex-Tierra Cero group member, Paulo César Quevedo de la Vega and Roberto Assad Martínez respectively. This made the group Kairo completely new because all the original members were replaced. The Kairo group with Soto released the album Pasiones in 1998. The group was greatly successful in Latin America. Eduardo Verástegui (born as José Eduardo Verástegui Córdoba May 21, 1974) is a Mexican actor. ... Roberto Assad (born December 30, 1975 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican actor and model. ... Pasiones is the fourteenth album of Puerto Rican singer Ednita Nazario. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

After being exposed to the world as a singer, Soto's image was wanted to be seen by the public more. So he began to model for major companies such as Trident Gum, Air Toner products, Kazzan And Terra catalogue, and many others. He also appeared on many magazine covers such as Men's Health and People En Español. Soto has recently been the new face of Definite and NeoSkin products. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mens Health (MH), published by Rodale Press in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, USA, is the largest circulation mens lifestyle magazine in the world. ... In grammatical theory, definiteness is a feature of noun phrases, distinguishing between entities which are specific and identifiable in a given context (definite noun phrases) and entities which are not (indefinite noun phrases). ...

In 1999, Soto began to resume his acting career in many telenovelas such as Mujer De Madera and Las Vías Del Amor. Recently, Soto appeared in the telenovela La Verdad Oculta. In 2005, Soto was a contestant on the popular Spanish show Bailando Por Un Sueño. He came far in the competition with his partner, but did not win. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Liza Echeverría and Adal Ramones, hosts of Bailando por un sueño Bailando por un sueño is a reality series on the Mexican television network Televisa, in which celebrities are partnered with common, everyday people with dreams they want to fulfill (unlike the British Strictly Come Dancing, where...

Soto represented "Ducati Mexico" at Italy during a Motorcycle rally. He drove his motorcycle around Italy with many other representing their countries. Ducati Motor Holding is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. ...

Filmography

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Trivia

• Gabriel's height is 6' 0¾" (1.85 m).
• Gabriel loves to Box and Surf.
• He is a huge fan of Harley Davidson motorcycles.

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External links

• Official Gabriel Soto website
• Gabriel Soto at the Internet Movie Database
• Net Glimse Bio
• Kairo's Bio at Yahoo! Music