Fernando Soto (born in
Madrid
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, 18 October 1968) is a Spanish actor and director.
He graduated from the
RESAD School of Drama in 1992.
As an actor Soto has been in many theatre productions, starting in Teatro de la Abadía, where he participated in plays such as ''Maridos y Mujeres, Sobre Horacios y Curiaceos, Me acordaré de todos vosotros, La melancolía de King Kong'', and ''Medida por Medida.'' His performances were also seen in ''Perfectos desconocidos'', directed by
Daniel Guzmán; ''La Avería'', directed by
Blanca Portillo; ''Alejandro y Ana'', with Animalario Productions; and the
Centro Dramático Nacional (CDN) productions of ''Madre Coraje'' (directed by Ernesto Caballero) and ''La ciudad oscura'' (written by Antonio Rojano). In the
Teatro Español he performed in ''Don Juan,'' ''El loco de los balcones'', and Jose Ramón Fernández's ''Yo soy Don Quijote de la Mancha'' as
Sancho Panza
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, sharing the stage with
José Sacristán
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He made his feature film debut in 1965 in '.
At Gijón International Film Festival in 2015, he r ...
.
Soto's work as an actor in film includes appearances in
Daniel Monzón's ''
Celda 211'';
Paco León
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Born in Seville, León began his career in television comedy roles in Andalusian regional productions. Follo ...
's ''
Kiki, el amor se hace'';
Ángeles González Sinde's ''
Una palabra tuya'' and ''
La suerte dormida'';
Imanol Uribe
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Biography
Born in San Salvador on 28 February ...
's ''Miel de naranjas'';
Alberto Rodríguez's ''After'';
Eduardo Chapero-Jackson's ''
Verbo
''Verbo'' is a Spanish dark fantasy thriller film written and directed by Eduardo Chapero-Jackson.
Plot
A 15-year-old, Sara, lives with an apparently normal suburban family. She develops a sixth sense and begins to perceive a series of disturbi ...
'';
Julien Leclerq's ''
The Informant''; and
Álex de la Iglesia's ''
Balada triste de trompeta''.
On television Soto has been engaged in series like ''
La casa de papel'', ''Amar es para siempre'', ''La Catedral del mar'', ''
Isabel
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'', ''Alatriste'', ''
Homicidios'', ''Vive camtando'', ''la pecera de Eva'', ''Frágiles'', ''
Sin tetas no hay paraíso'', ''
Doctor Mateo'', ''
Hospital Central
''Hospital Central'' ("Central Hospital"; previously ''Línea Roja'') is a Spanish television series that follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid. New episodes are shown by Telecinco ...
'', ''
Aída
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The ...
'', ''
Vientos de agua'', ''
La que se avecina
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'', ''El ret'', ''Mi gitana'', ''Amar es para siempre'', ''Cuestión de sexo'', ''
La señora'', ''Guante blanco'', ''La princesa de Eboli'', ''Mario Conde (los días de gloria)'', and ''
Los Serrano.''
As a director, Soto has been behind plays like ''La estupidez'' by
Rafael Spregelburd; ''Drac Pack'' by
Najwa Nimry, Carlos Dorrego and Emilio Tomé; ''Constelaciones'' by
Nick Payne; ''El minuto del payaso'', ''Babilonia'', and ''Las Cervantas'' by Jose Ramón Fernández and Inma Chacón; ''Taxidermia de un gorrión'' by Oskar Galán; ''Onán'' by Nacho Faerma; ''Tarinspotting'' Harry Gibson;'' Bailar en la oscuridad'', an adaptation of a
Lars Von Tier film; ''Autopsia'' by Jose Manuel Mora; ''Rulos'' and ''Prohibido besar'' by
Ángeles González Sinde; ''Hamster'' by Santiago Cortegoso; and ''La virtuz de la torpeza'' and ''Delirare'' by Cristina Redondo.
Soto has also taken part in shows for the National Heritage such as productions by EscenaTe, directing in places like El Museo del Prado, Jardín del Capricho and La Muralla de Ávila.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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Official Website
1968 births
Living people
Spanish male film actors
Spanish male television actors
21st-century Spanish male actors
Male actors from Madrid
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