Blanca Delfina Soto Benavides (born January 5, 1979 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) is a Mexican actress, model, and former beauty queen.

Career

Soto competed in the national beauty pageant Nuestra Belleza Mexico in 1997, representing her home state of Morelos. That same year, Soto became Miss Mexico World and represented her country in the international beauty contest Vina Del Mar in Chile.

Soto's first role as an actress was in the short film La Vida Blanca, which she co-produced with then-ex husband Jack Hartnett. For the role, she received her first award for Best Actress.[clarification needed] Soto then had supporting roles in films such as Deep In The Valley and Dinner for Schmucks. She appeared in Univision's telenovela Eva Luna, as Eva Gonzalez, and in Univision's telenovela, Talisman in 2012. She appeared in Billy Currington's music video "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" (winner of sexiest video of the year at the CMA).

As a model, Soto has been featured in advertisements for GAP, Lens Crafters, Venus Swimwear, and Budweiser.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2007 La Vida Blanca Blanca Erraruiz Feature Film Award 2007 - Best Actress - Blanca Soto

Grand Jury Award 2007 - Best Short Film
2007 Tampa Jai Alai Lissette Arriaga Lead role. Short film.
2008 Divina Confusion Afrodita - la diosa del amor Supporting role
2009 Deep In The Valley Suzi Diablo Supporting role
2010 Dinner for Schmucks Monica (model) Episode
2010 Regresa Maria Gonzalez Lead role

Television

Year Title Chanel Role Notes
2010–2011 Eva Luna Univision Eva Gonzalez First telenovela co-produced by Venevisión and Univision Studios.

Premios Juventud 2011 - Best Theme Novelero - Jenni Rivera "Él"
2012 El Talismán Univision Camila Nájera Formally seen weeknights at 8pm central, replacing one hour of Una familia con suerte, and later at 9pm central.
Appearances in Music Videos
Year Artist Title Notes
2002 Shalim Ortiz Nadie Como Tú
2002 Enrique Iglesias Nunca Te Olvidaré
2005 Billy Currington Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right CMT Music Awards 2006 - Hottest Video of the Year
2009 Noel Schajris Regresar

Awards

Year Award Category Title Result
1997 Nuestra Belleza Mexico Beauty contest - Won
1998 Miss World Beauty contest - Won
2007 Feature Film Award Best Actress La Vida Blanca Won
2011 Premios Juventud Chica que me quita el sueño Eva Luna Nominated
2011 Premios Juventud La Actriz que se Roba la Pantalla Eva Luna Won
2012 Premios Juventud Chica que me quita el sueño El Talismán Nominated

Personal life

She married American actor Jack Hartnett in 2007. She announced their separation on November 18, 2011 via her twitter accou