Born on January 5, 1979, Blanca Soto is not only a beauty — she’s also a talented actress who hails from Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She has that special magic and charisma that captivates all audiences. The proof is in how far her star IMDB meter elevated after her performance in the Univision and Venevision mega TV hit series, Eva Luna (2010-2011).

Telenovela soap opera lovers know her well in the role of Monica Saldana, a nurse who flees with her daughter to escape her husband’s drug-trafficking past in Mexico and assume a new identity in Spain. In 2019 she starred in Netflix’s You Cannot Hide (No te puedes seconder), alongside Eduardo Noriega.

Soto’s career started as an international model and then she went on to reign as Miss Mexico, representing her native country in the Miss World pageant. Since her pageantry and modeling days, she pursued her love of acting and starred in the short film, La Vida Blanca, where she received a film festival best actress award. The film was co-produced with her then-husband, Jack Hartnett. Soto’s other TV series credits include supporting roles opposite Chris Pratt, Tracy Morgan, and Scott Caan in Deep in the Valley (2009) and with Paul Rudd in Dinner for Schmucks (2010). 

In 2019, Soto married one of Mexico’s most popular and beloved telenovela actor, Fernando Colunga (Marimar, Esmeralda, Maria la del Barrio). 

Soto is on the Hollywood stratosphere and we are sure to seeing a lot more of her. She is repped by Latin World Ent., Sofia Vergara’s talent management company.

Featured Photo: Blanca Soto

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Actress Sofia Vergara and singer/songwriter Luis Fonsi are among several Latino artists joining the annual holiday campaign of a nonprofit hospital that cares for children with cancer.

The Latino stars are among more than 20 actors, artists, entertainers and sports personalities supporting St. Jude Thanks and Giving, an annual campaign to help raise funds for the world-famous hospital that treats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases totally free of charge. They recorded public service videos in English and Spanish.

Designated by the National Cancer Institute as the only comprehensive cancer center devoted to children, the hospital also conducts research and creates treatments that it shares with the world’s medical and scientific community.

“The children of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital hold a special place in my heart and I am thrilled to once again participate in the St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign,” says Vergara (Modern Family), one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses. “St. Jude treats children from across the country and around the world and they freely share the discoveries they make worldwide to save thousands more children.

Says singer songwriter Fonsi of Despacito mega-fame, “The kindness and love that surrounds the children at St. Jude motivates me each and every day. And the positivity and strength of the children is inspiring.”

There are other Latinos in a long roster of entertainment and sports luminaries helping St. Jude’s holiday effort with public service announcements, radio spots and social media calls to action. They are actress Blanca Soto (Eva Luna, Dinner for Schmucks) and traditional Mexican music artists Banda El Recodo, Gerardo Ortiz, and Luis Coronel. The complete list includes Jennifer Aniston, Michael Strahan, Yara Shahidi, Anthony Hamilton, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, Dwane Casey, Erica Campbell, Jake Owen, Jekalyn Carr, JoJo Siwa, Keith Urban, Kirk Franklin, Lady A, MAJOR., Tim McGraw, Sam Hurley, and The Game Theorists Matthew and Stephanie Patrick.  

Sofia Vergara Featured picture photo credit: St. Jude

To check out the public service announcements in English, visit St. Jude’s website.

For Spanish-language videos click here.

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