Ángel Manuel Soto
Ángel Manuel Soto | |
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Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Alma mater | Universidad del Sagrado Corazón[1] |
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Years active | 2009–present |
Ángel Manuel Soto (born January 28, 1983) is a Puerto Rican filmmaker. He is best known for directing Charm City Kings (2020) and the DC Studios film Blue Beetle (2023).
Early life
Ángel Manuel Soto was born in Santurce, a neighborhood in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His parents were a car salesman and a flight attendant. During his youth, Soto was involved in soccer, boxing, and music, thus forming the band Los Cheveres, a punk rock group formed in the early 2000’s, on to which inspired some of his later projects. As he grew up, he studied architecture, documentary filmmaking, and writing. Soto began his career as a TV producer and later worked on Art Direction at a local advertising agency.[2]
Career
Before working on his first short film, Soto worked at Standard Style Boutique in
In 2018, it was announced that Soto would direct
In February 2021, Soto was announced as the director of
Filmography
Short film
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Editor | DoP | Notes |
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2009 | 22weeks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Also production designer, art director and visual effects supervisor |
2010 | Sexy Mortal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2011 | En la Privacidad de mi Hogar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2012 | El Gallo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
2016 | The Second Line: A Parade Against Violence |
Yes | |||||
Repensando a Cuba | Yes | ||||||
Inside Trump's America | Yes | Video | |||||
I Struggle Where You Vacation | Yes | ||||||
El Púgil | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary | |
Bashir's Dream | Yes | Yes | |||||
2018 | Dinner Party | Yes | Yes |
Feature film
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer |
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2012 | Frailty | Yes | No | No |
2015 | La Granja | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2016 | Charm City Kings | Yes | No | No |
2023 | Blue Beetle | Yes | No | No |
TV
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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2022 | Menudo: Forever Young | Yes | 4-episode miniseries |
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b González, Umberto (February 23, 2021). "'Blue Beetle': Angel Manuel Soto to Direct Film About DC Comics' Latino Superhero (Exclusive)". TheWrap.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (September 24, 2018). "Teyonah Parris, Jahi Winston To Star In '12 O'Clock Boys'; Angel Manuel Soto Directing Film From Sony & Overbrook". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "Angel Manuel Soto to direct 'Blue Beetle,' DC Films' first Latino superhero movie". NBC News. February 24, 2021.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (December 4, 2019). "Sundance Unveils Female-Powered Lineup Featuring Taylor Swift, Gloria Steinem, Abortion Road Trip Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (December 17, 2019). "Sundance: Sony Pictures Classics to Release 'Charm City Kings'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ Exhibitor Relations Co. [@ERCboxoffice] (March 17, 2020). "Warm summer nights. Just around the corner. Sony Classics is on the positive tip, dating THE CLIMB (July 17) and CHARM CITY KINGS (Aug 14)" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kit, Borys (May 5, 2020). "HBO Max Picks Up Sundance Winner 'Charm City Kings' From Sony Pictures Classics (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- HBO Max. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Kit, Borys (March 26, 2021). "New 'Transformers' Movie in the Works From 'Charm City Kings' Filmmaker Angel Manuel Soto (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ White, James (March 28, 2021). "Angel Manuel Soto And Marco Ramirez Working On A New Transformers Movie". Empire.
External links
- Ángel Manuel Soto at IMDb