1. Talisa Soto was born on March 27,1967 and is an American actress and model.
17 Facts About Talisa Soto
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Talisa Soto is known for portraying Bond girl Lupe Lamora in the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill and Kitana in the 1995 fantasy action film Mortal Kombat and its 1997 sequel Mortal Kombat Annihilation.
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Talisa Soto was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the youngest of four children of parents who moved to New York from Puerto Rico.
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At age 15, Talisa Soto signed with Click Model Management and began modeling during summer vacations.
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Talisa Soto returned to Northampton after the summer to resume her schooling.
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Talisa Soto modeled only on occasion until after she graduated from high school.
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Talisa Soto later was featured on the covers of American and British Vogue, British Elle, Mademoiselle, Glamour and Self magazines.
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Talisa Soto has been featured in advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein, Cartier, Clarins, Revlon, Salvatore Ferragamo, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Versace.
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Talisa Soto appeared in her first music video with former boyfriend Nick Kamen, behind Madonna's song "Each Time You Break My Heart", directed by Tony Viramontes.
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In 1988, when Talisa Soto returned to the United States, she auditioned and landed the role of "India" in her feature debut, Spike of Bensonhurst, a comedy starring Sasha Mitchell and Ernest Borgnine.
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In 1988, Talisa Soto was cast as Lupe Lamora, in the James Bond film Licence to Kill, starring Timothy Dalton, and as Maria Rivera in The Mambo Kings.
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Talisa Soto appeared in more than twenty films, including Mortal Kombat as Kitana; Island of the Dead as Melissa O'Keefe; Pinero as Sugar, starring Benjamin Bratt; and Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever as Ryne alongside Lucy Liu and Antonio Banderas.
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Talisa Soto made two guest appearances on the television series C-16: FBI.
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Talisa Soto made an appearance in Marc Anthony's music video for "I Need to Know".
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In 1996, Talisa Soto played the title role in the campy film Vampirella based on the comic book character.
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Talisa Soto made one more film, La Mission, which was directed by her brother-in-law Peter Bratt.
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In 1990, Talisa Soto was chosen by People as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.