Miko Sotto

Miko Sotto
Born	Marcelino Antonio Carag Sotto III May 10, 1982(1982-05-10) Manila, Philippines
Died	December 29, 2003(2003-12-29) (aged 21) Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Other names	Miko Sotto
Occupation	Matinee idol, actor, teen star
Years active	2000 - 2003

Marcelino Antonio "Miko" Carag Sotto III (May 10, 1982 - December 29, 2003) was a Filipino matinee idol, actor, and teen star, and son of actress Ali Sotto

Death

Actor Miko Sotto died after he fell from the ninth floor of a condominium building in Mandaluyong City before dawn Monday.

Sotto, 21, was declared dead on arrival at the Mandaluyong Medical Center.

According to initial investigation, Sotto was with his cousin Oyo Boy Sotto, two other friends, and a helper at the San Francisco Garden Plaza Condominium on Bonifacio Avenue, Mandaluyong.

According to reports, a security guard saw Sotto seated at the railings of the balcony.

Sotto was about to part with his friends and tried to get down from the railings when his foot allegedly got caught in a plant box, causing him to lose his balance and fall from his perch.

Sotto was immediately rushed to the nearby Mandaluyong Medical Center where he was declared dead on arrival.

"The patient died from multiple skull fracture," the physician on duty at the hospital.

From the Mandaluyong hospital, Sotto was brought to the Makati Medical Center (MMC) but doctors there were also unable to revive him.

Miko, scion of the Sotto family in showbiz, is the grandson of Marcelino Sotto, Sr., also the son of actress Ali Sotto and Marcelino "Maru" Sotto, Jr. brother of Sen. Vicente Sotto III, Val Sotto and comedian Vic Sotto.

A talent of the GMA Artist Center, Miko become a TV fixture in recent years, with stints on GMA-7's youth oriented programs "Click" and "Kahit Kailan.” -Miko Sotto

Persondata
Name	Sotto , Miko
Alternative names	Marcelino Antonio Carag Sotto III
Short description	Filipino actors (2000-2003)
Date of birth	May 10 , 1982
Place of birth	Manila, Philippines
Date of death	December 29,2003
Place of death	Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines