Mario Sotero
- Actor
MARIO SOTERO
A native New Yorker, Mario is a professional Equity actor in NYC. He is Boston Conservatory trained and has played leads Off- Broadway and toured nationally and throughout Europe in plays and musicals such as HAIR, A CHORUS LINE, PAL JOEY, EVITA, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, XANADU, MERCHANT OF VENICE, Shakespeare's VENUS AND ADONIS and many others. His one man show, ME, MYSELF AND AY DIOS MIO! at the Kraine Theater, was a special musical highlight exploring what it means to be a "gringo" Puerto Rican actor who was raised in the Bronx.
He made the leap into TV and film with his debut in BRUTTA FIGURA as John alongside Academy Award-winning writer/director James Ivory! Mario also plays Taman in the award-winning web series, DEMON DOCTOR.
He's used his comic improv talents at Upright Citizens Brigade, performed at Radio City with The Rockettes and was a featured singer on the Broadway cast albums BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S and SHERRY! with Nathan Lane, Bernadette Peters and Carol Burnett! Mario's voice-over talent can be heard on numerous commercials such as the friendly Icelandic troll for SKYR YOGURT and the new animated comedy LIZZIE, GARY, BEBE AND TRISH QUE? produced by Fuacata Films. Mario writes and directs as well. His short film, THE BENCH, tackles toxic masculinity and racial divide. It's based on his play, BIRDS OF PREY, REGARDS FROM THE UPPER WEST SIDE.
His primary focus is acting and writing and he hopes to elevate and celebrate Latinx, People of Color, women and LGBTQ stories in theater and media with his new company X-Alt Theater Creative, LLC. In his spare time he loves to create graphic art and sell his "by Sotero" designs on RedBubble.
He made the leap into TV and film with his debut in BRUTTA FIGURA as John alongside Academy Award-winning writer/director James Ivory! Mario also plays Taman in the award-winning web series, DEMON DOCTOR.
He's used his comic improv talents at Upright Citizens Brigade, performed at Radio City with The Rockettes and was a featured singer on the Broadway cast albums BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S and SHERRY! with Nathan Lane, Bernadette Peters and Carol Burnett! Mario's voice-over talent can be heard on numerous commercials such as the friendly Icelandic troll for SKYR YOGURT and the new animated comedy LIZZIE, GARY, BEBE AND TRISH QUE? produced by Fuacata Films. Mario writes and directs as well. His short film, THE BENCH, tackles toxic masculinity and racial divide. It's based on his play, BIRDS OF PREY, REGARDS FROM THE UPPER WEST SIDE.
His primary focus is acting and writing and he hopes to elevate and celebrate Latinx, People of Color, women and LGBTQ stories in theater and media with his new company X-Alt Theater Creative, LLC. In his spare time he loves to create graphic art and sell his "by Sotero" designs on RedBubble.