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| Birth Name(s) : Miriam Soto |
Date of Birth: March 27, 1967 |
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| Profession:
Actor/Model |
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Full Talisa Soto Biography
Talisa Soto started out as a teenage model, finding success in Italy and France after being rejected by some New York agencies for her "ethnic look." She's been a fighter since those early days, and that tough attitude, coupled with her absolutely stunning appearance, established her as one of the top models of the 1980s, in the era just prior to the supermodel phenomenon of the '90s.
Modeling led to acting, beginning with a role in cult director Paul Morrissey's Spike of Bensonhurst (a.k.a. Throw Back!). Talisa made a brief return to her modeling roots, appearing in the 1995 swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated magazine. During the '90s, she became exposed to the martial arts. For her portrayal of the 10,000-year-old Princess in the Mortal Kombat series, Talisa spent months training in kickboxing and escrima, a form of Filipino stick fighting. She even did many of her own stunts, making her perhaps the world's first (and only) Latin female martial arts action hero who found her way there through modeling. |
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Additional Talisa Soto Biography
Talisa Soto (born Miriam Soto on March 27, 1967) is an American model and actress of Puerto Rican descent.
In 1988, when Soto returned to the United States, she auditioned and landed the role of India in her feature debut, Spike of Bensonhurst, a comedy which starred Sasha Mitchell and Ernest Borgnine. In 1989, she was cast as Lupe Lamora, in the James Bond movie Licence to Kill starring Timothy Dalton and as Maria Rivera in The Mambo Kings.
In 1990, Soto was chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. In 1995, she was featured in the Sports Illustrated "Swimsuit Issue". She was ranked #58 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002.
Soto married Costas Mandylor, in 1997 and they were divorced in 2000. She fell in love with Benjamin Bratt, whom she met while filming Piñero. They were married on April 13, 2002 and on December 6 that year, she gave birth to their daughter Sophia Rosalinda Bratt. The couple welcomed a son, Mateo Bravery Bratt, on October 3, 2005. They reside in Los Angeles, California. |
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| I'm as good as Jean-Claude Van Damme when it comes to martial arts. Sounding a little cocky aren't I? |
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