Luis F Soto

Luis F Soto, born in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, is a Film and Television director working and living in Los Angeles, California. In 1989, he received a Cable Ace nomination as Best Dramatic Director for the HBO film The Vietnam War Story: The Last Outpost. Steve Antin, the lead actor garnered the Cable ACE for Best Actor. Soto’s direction of The House Of Ramon Iglesia, written by Oscar nominated Jose Rivera, for PBS’s American Playhouse, won a silver medal at The Houston Film Festival, as well as The Samuel G. Engel International Film and TV Award. In addition, he has directed episodes for the television series The Equalizer, with Edward Woodward and Macauly Culkin, for Universal, Fame for MGM, Silk Stalkings for USA Network, Reyes y Rey for Telemundo and Silver Spoons for Columbia among others.

Luis has directed numerous Commercials for ATT, Budweiser, Pepsi, American Express, McDonalds, US Army, USPS, Arco and Folgers. Among his Documentaries and Docudramas he has directed Reflections Of Our Past for PBS and Dream of Empire for National Geographic and The St. Augustine Historical Society.

He 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. He has directed at The Eugene Theater Conference in Connecticut, under the artistic direction of Lloyd Richards, then the Dean of The Yale School of Drama. Presently, Luis is a member of The Actors Studio, Playwrights/Directors Unit West, under the artistic direction of Mark Rydell and Martin Landau.

Luis graduated with a Master of Arts from the State University of New York. He was awarded a Purple Heart for his combat service in The Vietnam War.