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Arturo Soto Rangel (March 12, 1882 – May 25, 1965) was a Mexican
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. Soto was best known for appearing in over 250 Mexican films. He appeared in one American movie, '' The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'', which won three
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, and many other successful actors. Soto last appeared on television in 1963, where he starred in ''Voy de gallo''.


Early life

Soto was the only son of Don José Nemesio de Jesús Soto Ornelas born on October 30, 1852, in Ciudad Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato, México, and of a lady whose last name was Rangel. His mother died giving birth and was a widow from a previous marriage. Soto's stepmother was Doña María de la Luz Gordoa Montes de Oca born in León, Guanajuato, México. Arturo had five half-siblings: Ignacio Soto Gordoa, Guadalupe Soto Gordoa, Angelina de la Luz Soto Gordoa, Maria de la Luz Soto Gordoa, and Alfonso Soto Gordoa.


Career

Soto was nominated for the 1947 Ariel Award for Best Actor in a Minor Role for his performance in the film '' Las Abandonadas'' and won the Ariel Award for the same category in 1949 for the film '' Maclovia''.


Personal life

Soto had a son whose name is Arturo Soto Ureña. Soto died on May 25, 1965, in
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Selected filmography

* ''Los millones de Chaflán'' (1938) - Notario (uncredited) * '' Padre de más de cuatro'' (1938) - Empleado del hotel * '' Hombres de mar'' (1938) - Don Benjamin * '' El capitán aventurero'' (1939) - Sacerdote (uncredited) * '' The Coward'' (1939) - Doctor * ''The Black Beast'' (1939) - Doctor * ''Juntos, pero no revueltos'' (1939) - Juez * ''Corazón de niño'' (1939) - Señor Crosi * ''Los olvidados de Dios'' (1940) - Alcaide * ''Odio'' (1940) * ''El fanfarrón: ¡Aquí llegó el valentón!'' (1940) - Don Sabas (uncredited) * '' Poor Devil'' (1940) - Ricardo * '' ¡Que viene mi marido!'' (1940) - Señor juez (uncredited) * ''Madre a la fuerza'' (1940) - Santiago * '' El secreto de la monja'' (1940) - Cura * ''Con su amable permiso'' (1940) - Asistente de Plácido (uncredited) * ''Amor de mis amores'' (1940) * ''El monje loco'' (1940) * ''Al son de la marimba'' (1941) * ''La torre de los suplicios'' (1941) * ''El insurgente'' (1941) * '' Neither Blood nor Sand'' (1941) - Juez * '' El rápido de las 9.15'' (1941) - Papá de novia (uncredited) * ''Lo que el viento trajo'' (1941) - Comisario * ''Amor chinaco'' (1941) * '' The Unknown Policeman'' (1941) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''¡Ay Jalisco, no te rajes!'' (1941) - Sr. Salas * ''El barbero prodigioso'' (1942) - Señor cura * ''Allá en el bajio'' (1942) - Pancho (uncredited) * ''Regalo de reyes'' (1942) - (uncredited) * ''Jesús de Nazareth'' (1942) - Sacerdote * ''Seda, sangre y sol'' (1942) - Don Manuel * ''El conde de Montecristo'' (1942) - (uncredited) * '' La abuelita'' (1942) - Doctor Bernal * ''Águila roja'' (1942) - Fernando Ontiveros * ''
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'' (1942) - Marqués y Coronel del Toro * ''La isla de la pasión'' (1942) - (uncredited) * '' The Eternal Secret'' (1942) - Coronel (uncredited) * '' Historia de un gran amor'' (1942) - (uncredited) * '' La Vírgen morena'' (1942) - Tío Bernardino * '' Beautiful Michoacán'' (1943) - Licenciado * ''La feria de las flores'' (1943) - Cajero de Dionisio (uncredited) * ''La vírgen roja'' (1943) * ''Morenita clara'' (1943) - Don Juan, abuelo * ''El padre Morelos'' (1943) * ''
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'' (1943) * ''
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'' (1943) - Leoncio Vicencio * ''Noches de ronda'' (1943) - Doctor * ''¡Arriba las mujeres!'' (1943) - Juez Leobardo * ''De Nueva York a Huipanguillo'' (1943) * ''Los miserables'' (1943) - Monsignor Bienvenido Myriel * ''
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'' (1943) - Don Rafael * ''San Francisco de Asís'' (1944) * '' María Candelaria'' (1944) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''¡Viva mi desgracia!'' (1944) - Don Marcial * ''
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'' (1944) * ''La trepadora'' (1944) - Padre Jaramillo * ''Amores de ayer'' (1944) - (uncredited) * ''El mexicano'' (1944) * ''Alma de bronce'' (1944) * '' Amok'' (1944) - Don Eduardo * ''Cadetes de la naval'' (1945) - Indalecio Perez * '' Las Abandonadas'' (1945) - Director colegio * ''Tuya en cuerpo y alma'' (1945) - Obispo de Worcester * Como México no hay dos'!'' (1945) * ''Corazones de México'' (1945) * '' La señora de enfrente'' (1945) - Padre Juan * ''Canaima'' (1945) - Manuel Ladera * '' Bugambilia'' (1945) - Señor cura * ''Rosa del Caribe'' (1946) * '' Cantaclaro'' (1946) - Don Aquilino * ''
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'' (1948) * ''El último chinaco'' (1948) - Padre Ignacio * ''A la sombra del puente'' (1948) * ''
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'' (1948) - Capitán de policía * ''Algo flota sobre el agua'' (1948) - Sabio * '' Maclovia'' (1948) - Don Justo, maestro * ''¡Ay, Palillo, no te rajes!'' (1948) - Profesor Atenogenes * ''La norteña de mis amores'' (1948) * ''Solo Veracruz es bello'' (1949) * '' Dicen que soy mujeriego'' (1949) - Señor cura * ''La vorágine'' (1949) * ''
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'' (1949) - Don Pio * ''Cuando baja la marea'' (1949) * ''
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'' (1949) - Pedro (uncredited) * '' Pueblerina'' (1949) - Priest * '' Dos almas en el mundo'' (1949) - Dueño de cartera * ''El hijo del bandido'' (1949) * ''El embajador'' (1949) * ''Tierra muerta'' (1949) * ''La venenosa'' (1949) - Dr. Koll * ''Rondalla'' (1949) - Pedro * ''Rincón brujo'' (1949) - Don Pedro * ''El seminarista'' (1949) - Don Pancho * '' The Woman of the Port'' (1949) - Don Antonio Méndez * ''Duelo en las montañas'' (1950) * ''
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'' (1950) - Don Federico * '' Tú, solo tú'' (1950) - Don Ricardo * '' La casa chica'' (1950) - Dr. Carrasco * ''Sangre torera'' (1950) * ''Matrimonio y mortaja'' (1950) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Nuestras vidas'' (1950) - Don Andrés * ''Yo también soy de Jalisco'' (1950) * ''La edad peligrosa'' (1950) - Anciano borracho * ''Curvas peligrosas'' (1950) * ''La fe en Dios'' (1950) - Doctor * '' Primero soy mexicano'' (1950) - Don Matías, señor cura * ''La ciudad perdida'' (1950) * ''Un día de vida'' (1950) * ''El Cristo de mi Cabecera'' (1951) - Padre Cruz * '' Víctimas del Pecado'' (1951) - Director de prisión * '' La reina del mambo'' (1951) * ''¡... Y murío por nosotros!'' (1951) - Don Júlio, patrón * '' Desired'' (1951) - Don Anselmo * ''Los pobres siempre van al cielo'' (1951) - Director del reformatorio * ''Vivillo desde chiquillo'' (1951) - Juez * ''Amor a la vida'' (1951) - Presidente Juan Vicente Gómez * ''Camino del infierno'' (1951) - Dr. Fausto * '' My General's Women'' (1951) - Don Jelipe * ''Monte de piedad'' (1951) - Padre Gabriel * '' Maria Islands'' (1951) - Miguel * ''Amar fué su pecado'' (1951) * ''Radio Patrulla'' (1951) * ''El infierno de los pobres'' (1951) * ''
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'' (1953) - Francisco * ''
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'' (1953) - Professor * '' El lunar de la familia'' (1953) - (uncredited) * ''La extraña pasajera'' (1953) - Auditor Camacho * ''El fantasma se enamora '' (1953) * '' Los dineros del diablo'' (1953) - Don Teodoro * ''
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'' (1953) - Don Lorenzo * '' Dos tipos de cuidado'' (1953) - Doctor * ''
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'' (1953) - Police secretary who draws naked women * ''
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'' (1953) - Priest * ''
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'' (1954) - Priest (uncredited) * '' The White Rose'' (1954) - José María Izaguirre * ''La sobrina del señor cura'' (1954) - Don Ramón * ''La entrega'' (1954) - Doctor Silva * ''Ofrenda'' (1954) * ''Un minuto de bondad'' (1954) - Padre Anselmo * ''Si volvieras a mi'' (1954) - Papá de Alejandra * ''Me perderé contigo'' (1954) * ''Sindicato de telemirones'' (1954) - don Mateo * ''El hombre inquieto'' (1954) - Don Fausto * ''Los aventureros'' (1954) * ''Cuidado con el amor'' (1954) - Don Hilario * ''Cain y Abel'' (1954) - Don Sebastián * ''¡Vaya tipos!'' (1955) * ''Pecado mortal'' (1955) - Benito * ''Frente al pecado de ayer'' (1955) - Don Eleuterio, abuelo de Lucecita * ''El asesino X'' (1955) - Padre Juan * '' Magdalena'' (1955) - Maestro de música * ''El plagiario'' (1955) * ''La barranca de la muerte'' (1955) * ''El gavilán vengador'' (1955) * ''Una movida chueca'' (1956) - Doctor * ''Historia de un amor'' (1956) - Señor juez * ''Ultraje al amor'' (1956) - Sacerdote * ''El vividor'' (1956) - Don Benigno * ''Besos prohibidos'' (1956) - Director del penal * ''Living Full Out'' (1956) - Señor cura * ''La adúltera'' (1956) - Juez * ''Nos veremos en el cielo'' (1954) * '' El Ratón'' (1957) - Don Lauro * ''Amor del bueno'' (1957) - don Francisco * '' Pablo and Carolina'' (1957) - Señor Pablo Garza * ''La pantera negra'' (1957) - Don Macario Rosales * ''Pepito as del volante'' (1957) - Pancho * ''El caudillo'' (1957) - Huascapili / Abuelo chon * ''Horas de agonía'' (1958) * ''La cama de piedra'' (1958) - (uncredited) * ''Aquí está Heraclio Bernal'' (1958) - Chuy Bernal * ''Cuando Mexico canta'' (1958) - Señor cura * ''
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'' (1958) - Banquero (uncredited) * ''El potro salvaje'' (1958) - Don Matías * '' Una cita de amor'' (1958) - Sacerdote * ''Las tres pelonas'' (1958) - Don Fernando * ''El rayo de Sinaloa (La venganza de Heraclio Bernal)'' (1958) - Chuy Bernal * ''
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'' (1958) * ''
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'' (1958) - Notario * ''La marca del cuervo'' (1958) * ''Una golfa'' (1958) - Señor cura * '' El jinete negro'' (1958) - Don Manuel Spindola, notario (uncredited) * ''Tres lecciones de amor'' (1959) - Señor juez * ''Pistolas de oro'' (1959) * ''Kermesse'' (1959) - Señor cura * ''El zarco'' (1959) - Sacerdote * ''Acapulqueña'' (1959) * ''El sordo'' (1959) - Don Moisés * ''El que con niños se acuesta..'' (1959) - Invitado a hospicio (uncredited) * ''El gran pillo'' (1960) - Comisario (uncredited) * ''Los tigres del ring'' (1960) * '' The Miracle Roses'' (1960) - Bernardino * '' Rebel Without a House'' (1960) - Señor juez * ''El tesoro de Chucho el Roto'' (1960) - Don Pedro * ''Las cuatro milpas'' (1960) - Don Javier * '' Herencia trágica'' (1960) - Notario (uncredited) * ''La sombra del caudillo'' (1960) - Director de la Cooperativa * ''Por ti aprendí a querer'' (1960) * ''¡Qué bonito amor!'' (1960) * ''Revolver en guardia'' (1960) * ''Una pasión me domina'' (1961) - Abuelo * ''El tiro de gracia'' (1961) - Huascapili / abuelo Chon * ''Vámonos para la feria'' (1961) * ''Duelo indio'' (1961) - Huascapili / abuelo Chon * ''Enterrado vivo'' (1961) - Huascapili / abuelo Chon * ''Aventuras del látigo negro'' (1961) * '' El jinete negro'' (1961) - Don Mateo, juez * ''Los encapuchados del infierno'' (1962) - Señor cura * ''El Zorro vengador'' (1962) * ''La venganza del resucitado'' (1962) * ''El látigo negro contra los farsantes'' (1962) - Don Hermenegildo * ''Atrás de las nubes'' (1962) - Sacerdote (uncredited) * ''La barranca sangrienta'' (1962) - Señor cura * ''Voy de gallo'' (1963) * ''La sombra blanca'' (1963) - (final film role)


Awards and nominations

* 1947 Ariel Award for Best Actor in a Minor Role for '' Las Abandonadas'': Nominated * 1949 Ariel Award for Best Actor in a Minor Role for '' Maclovia'': Won


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soto Rangel, Arturo 1882 births 1965 deaths Mexican male film actors Mexican male television actors Mexican male stage actors People from León, Guanajuato Male actors from Guanajuato Male actors from Mexico City 20th-century Mexican male actors