Gabriel Soto

• Name — Gabriel Soto • Birth Name — Gabriel Soto Borja Díaz • Born — 17 April 1975 • Birthplace — Mexico City, Mexico • Occupation — Actor and model • Children — 2 • Title — Mr World Mexico 1996 • Years Active — 1996–present • Partner — Irina Baeva (2018–2024) Gabriel Soto Borja Díaz (born April 17, 1975) is a Mexican actor and model renowned for his extensive career in telenovelas and modeling competitions.

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.

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.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1996 — Mi querida Isabel — Juan • 1998–2007 — Mujer, casos de la vida real — Various roles — 20 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 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

• Year — Nominated work — Category — Result — Ref • 2013 — Un refugio para el amor — TVyNovelas Award for Best Actor • Audience's Favorites: Favorite Couple (Shared with Zuria Vega) • Audience's Favorites: Favorite Kiss (Shared with Zuria Vega) • 2015 — Yo no creo en los hombres — TVyNovelas Award for Best Actor • Audience's Favorites: Favorite Couple (Shared with Adriana Louvier) • Audience's Favorites: Favorite Kiss (Shared with Adriana Louvier) • 2018 — Caer en tentación — TVyNovelas Award for Best Actor • 2020 — Soltero con hijas — TVyNovelas Award for Best Actor

• Year — Nominated work — Category — Result — Ref • 2022 — Soltero con hijas — My Favorite Actor • 2023 — Mi camino es amarte — rowspan=2 • Soltero con hijas • 2024 — Vencer la culpa

His recorded language was Spanish. He married Geraldine Bazán.

Gabriel Soto is recorded as actor and singer.