Soto grew up in Quisqueya, Dominican Republic, a suburb of San Pedro de Macoris, and dreamed of playing professional baseball.

By local standards, Soto’s family was well-off, with his mother working as a high school secretary and his father running a small business.

[citation needed] He also worked as front desk clerk at a hotel in San Pedro.

[citation needed] Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck discovered Soto playing baseball with friends, and interviewed him for the role.

"[1] Boden and Fleck cast Soto as Att-Lass, a member of Starforce for 2019's Captain Marvel.