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 2011 on her Twitter account.
Filmography
As producer
| 2020 | You can't hide | Executive producer |
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| 2012 | I Won't Be Your Mirror | co-producer |
| 2015 | Sovereign | Executive producer |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | No te puedes esconder | Mónica Saldaña | Lead role; 10 episodes |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 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 |
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| 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
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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| 2007 | Feature Film Award | Best Actress | La Vida Blanca | Won |
| 2011 | Premios Juventud | She Steals the Show | Regresa | Won |
| Girl of my Dreams | Eva Luna | Nominated |
| Premios People en Español | Best Actress | Nominated |
| Best Female Revelation | Nominated |
| Best Host (& William Levy) | Premios Juventud 2012 | Nominated |
| 2012 | Premios Juventud | Girl of my Dreams | El Talismán | Nominated |
| Premios Actrices Latinas | Best Couple (& Fernando Colunga) | Porque el amor manda | Nominated |
| 2013 | Premios Juventud | Girl of my Dreams | Won |
| Premios People en Español | Best Couple (& Fernando Colunga) | Won |
| Best Actress | Won |
| 2014 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Actress | Nominated |
| Best Kiss (& Fernando Colunga) | Nominated |
| Best Couple (& Fernando Colunga) | Nominated |
| The Most Beautiful Women | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite Lead Actress: Súper Serie | Señora Acero | Nominated |
| The Best Actor with Bad Luck | Nominated |
| 2016 | Favorite Lead Actress: Súper Serie | Señora Acero 2 | Nominated |
| The Perfect Couple: Súper Serie (& Lincoln Palomeque) | Nominated |
| The Best Actor with Bad Luck | Nominated |
Other awards and recognitions
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 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. |
