Ángel Manuel Soto (born January 28, 1983) is a Puerto Rican film director, producer and screenwriter.

[2] The film starred Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez.

Blue Beetle was released on August 18, 2023 to positive reviews for Maridueña's performance, action scenes, themes, and Soto's directing, but was a commercial disappointment.

Despite the poor box office, Vanity Fair named it one of the best films of 2023[10] and received two nominations at the 51st Saturn Awards, winning one.

[13] In August 2023, it was announced that Soto would direct an action film titled The Wrecking Crew starring Jason Mamoa and Dave Bautista.

[15] In June 2024, it was announced that Soto, alongside Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer and Galen Vaisman, would executive produce a Blue Beetle animated series set in the DC Universe (DCU).