Arturo Soto Rangel Explained

Arturo Soto Rangel
Birth Date:March 12, 1882
Birth Place:León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Death Date:May 25, 1965 (aged 83)
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Othername:A. Soto Rangel
Arturo Rangel
Don Arturo Soto Rangel
Arturo Soto
Years Active:19381963
Awards:Won Ariel Award for Best Actor in a Minor Role
1949 Maclovia
Nominated Ariel Award for Best Actor in a Minor Role
1947 Las Abandonadas

Arturo Soto Rangel (March 12, 1882 – May 25, 1965) was a Mexican film, television, and stage actor. 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 Academy Awards and starred Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett, 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.[1]

Personal life

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

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nominados y Ganadores. Spanish. Nominees and Winners. Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. April 28, 2016.
  2. News: At the Belmont. Movie Review. September 12, 1944. The New York Times. April 28, 2016.
  3. News: Crowther. Bosley. Bosley Crowther. 'Treasure of Sierra Madre', Film of Gold Mining in Mexico, New Feature at Strand. Movie Review. January 24, 1948. The New York Times. April 28, 2016.
  4. Web site: The Devil's Money. Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. April 28, 2016.