The
Hatillo, Puerto Rico-born Soto was nominated at
CableACE Awards in 1990 as
Best Dramatic Director for the
HBO film
The Vietnam War Story: The Last Outpost.
Steve Antin, the lead actor garnered the CableACE for
Best Actor. Soto directed
The House Of Ramon Iglesia for
PBS's
American Playhouse in 1986. The episode was written by
José Rivera.
The House Of Ramon Iglesia won a silver medal at
The Houston Film Festival, as well as
The Samuel G. Engel International Film and TV Award. He has directed episodes for the television series
The Equalizer, with
Edward Woodward and
Macaulay Culkin, for
Universal Studios,
Fame for
MGM,
Silk Stalkings for
USA Network,
Reyes y Rey for
Telemundo and
Silver Spoons for
Columbia Pictures among others. Soto has directed commercials for, among others,
AT&T,
Budweiser,
Pepsi,
American Express,
McDonald's,
US Army,
USPS,
ARCO, and
Folgers. Among his
documentaries he has directed
Reflections Of Our Past for
PBS and
Dream of Empire for
National Geographic and The St. Augustine Historical Society. Soto has served on The New York Council of the Arts as well as
The Directors Guild of America Latino Committee. The Vuelva Film Festival recognized Luis for his work and invited him to head seminars and screened his films. Soto directed at The Eugene Theater Conference in
Connecticut, under the artistic direction of
Lloyd Richards, then the Dean of The
Yale School of Drama. He is a member of The
Actors Studio, Playwrights/Directors Unit West. Soto attended the
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and graduated with a Master of Arts from the
State University of New York. He is currently in the post-production stage of his most recent film, Just Below Sunset. Soto was awarded The Purple Heart Medal for his combat service in the Vietnam war. ==References==