Gabriel Soto Borja Díaz (born April 17, 1975) is a Mexican actor and model renowned for his extensive career in telenovelas and modeling competitions.
Career Soto began his modeling career at age 18 and achieved international recognition as the first runner-up in the Mister World 1996 contest held in Istanbul, Turkey. In 1997, he briefly joined the Mexican boy band Kairo, replacing member Eduardo Verástegui, before transitioning to acting with his onscreen debut in the telenovela Mi querida Isabel.
Soto rose to prominence in the telenovela genre through lead roles in productions such as Amigas y rivales (2001), where he portrayed Ulises "El Feo" Barrientos a breakthrough character that launched his stardom and La verdad oculta (2006).
His notable works also include Las vías del amor (2002–2003), Bajo las riendas del amor (2007), Sortilegio (2009), La fuerza del destino (2011), Un refugio para el amor (2012), Yo no creo en los hombres (2014–2015), Caer en tentación (2017) as the complex Damián, Soltero con hijas (2019) as the joyful Nico, and more recent series like Mi camino es amarte (2022–2023) as Guillermo "Memo" Santos and Monteverde (2025) as Óscar León. In addition to television, Soto has appeared in films like La peor de mis bodas (2016) and Cofradía (2018), and he has ventured into theater and hosting.
Personal life Soto was married to actress Geraldine Bazán from 2016 to 2018, with whom he shares two daughters, Elisa Marie and Alexa Miranda. He later entered a relationship with actress Irina Baeva, culminating in a spiritual wedding in March 2024 before their separation in July 2024.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 Mi querida Isabel Juan 1998–2007 Mujer, casos de la vida real Various roles20 episodes 1999 Alma rebelde Vladimir Montenegro 2000 Mi destino eres tú Nicolás Landa 5 episodes 2000–2001 Carita de ángel Rogelio Alvarado Gamboa 58 episodes 2001 La hora pico Himself / Various roles Episode: "Guest: Gabriel Soto" 2001 Amigas y rivales Ulises Barrientos "El Feo" 185 episodes 2002–2003 Las vías del amor Adolfo Lascuráin / Nicolás Barragán 220 episodes 2004–2005 Mujer de madera Carlos Gómez 205 episodes 2006 La verdad oculta David Genovés Ordóñez 120 episodes 2007 Bajo las riendas del amor Juan José Álvarez 150 episodes 2008 Querida enemiga Alonso Ugarte Solano 110 episodes 2009 Sortilegio Fernando Alanís 95 episodes 2011 La fuerza del destino Camilo Galván 96 episodes 2012 Un refugio para el amor Rodrigo Torreslanda 165 episodes 2013 Libre para amarteGabriel Soto está "emocionado" de actuar junto a Gloria Trevi en Libre para amarte Enrique del Pino 107 episodes 2014–2015 Yo no creo en los hombres Maximiliano Bustamente 121 episodes 2015–2016 Antes muerta que Lichita Santiago de la Vega 43 episodes 2016–2017 Vino el amor David Robles 141 episodes 2017 Nosotros los guapos Claudio Episode: "La estética" 2017–2018 Caer en tentación Damián Becker 102 episodes 2018–2019 Mi marido tiene más familia Ernesto "Neto" Rey 167 episodes 2019 Vecinos Pietro Massomi Episode: "Primera cita" 2019 Cita a ciegas Alfredo Obando 8 episodes 2019–2020 Soltero con hijas Nicolás Contreras 87 episodes 2021 Te acuerdas de mí Pedro Cáceres 76 episodes 2022 Amor dividido Max Stewart 107 episodes 2022–2023 Mi camino es amarte Guillermo "Memo" Santos 92 episodes 2023 Vencer la culpa Leandro Govea 2025 Monteverde Oscar León Main role ¿Quién es la máscara? Carro Ñero Season 7 runner-up 2026 Corazón de oro Miguel Ángel Main role 2027 Todavía te amo Francisco
Awards and nominations Premios TVyNovelas Year Nominated work Category Result Ref2013Un refugio para el amorTVyNovelas Award for Best ActorAudience's Favorites: Favorite Couple (Shared with Zuria Vega)Audience's Favorites: Favorite Kiss (Shared with Zuria Vega)2015Yo no creo en los hombresTVyNovelas Award for Best ActorAudience's Favorites: Favorite Couple (Shared with Adriana Louvier)Audience's Favorites: Favorite Kiss (Shared with Adriana Louvier)2018Caer en tentaciónTVyNovelas Award for Best Actor2020Soltero con hijasTVyNovelas Award for Best Actor
Premios Juventud Year Nominated work Category Result Ref2022Soltero con hijasMy Favorite Actor2023Mi camino es amarterowspan=2 Soltero con hijas2024Vencer la culpa
References
External links Gabriel's personal web page http://www.gabrielsoto13.com
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