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Oyo Boy Sotto

Filipino actor

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ7116294
Source-derived summary

Vittorio Mari Bonnevie Sotto (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˌbɔnɛˈbi ˈsɔtɔ]; born January 12, 1984), known professionally as Oyo Boy Sotto, is a Filipino actor. He is the son of Filipino actor-comedian-host Vic Sotto and Swiss-Filipino singer-actress Dina Bonnevie, nephew of Senator Tito Sotto, younger brother of actress Danica Sotto, half-brother of Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and the cousin of Gian Sotto, Ciara Sotto, and the late Miko Sotto.

Personal life

At the age of 3, in 1988, Sotto joined the fantasy situational comedy Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! and the weekly anthologies Lovingly Yours, Helen and Coney Reyes on Camera. At the age of 9, he also joined GMA Telecine Specials in 1993. At age 19, Sotto signed his contract under GMA Artist Center (now Sparkle GMA Artist Center) as he joined the cast of Love to Love: Rich in Love and several drama series of GMA Network from 2003 to 2007. Also in 2007, he transferred to ABS-CBN when he signed a Star Magic contract until 2010 lasted for 3 years. In 2013, Sotto went back to GMA Network after 6 years where he joined the cast of Vampire ang Daddy Ko. On January 12, 2011, he married actress Kristine Hermosa. Their children are Kristian Daniel (Kiel, born August 16, 2008) and the other is their biological daughter, Ondrea Bliss (born December 26, 2011), and three biological sons Kaleb Hanns (born October 11, 2014), Marvic Valentin II (Vin, born November 5, 2016), and Vittorio Isaac (born August 4, 2021).

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Oyo Boy Sotto” as filipino actor. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1984, 1988, 1993, 2003—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1984-01-12. The account is most persuasive where Sotto, Filipino and actor can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as filipino actor. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7116294. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1984, 1988, 1993 and 2003.

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This entry incorporates text from Oyo Boy Sotto” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.