Tolentino Pérez Soto

Tolentino Pérez Soto (born 11 August 1937) is a Chilean social communicator, and politician of the Christian Democratic Party.

He served as Governor of Última Esperanza (1964–1968) and Acting Intendant of Magallanes (1967) before being elected Deputy for Magallanes, Última Esperanza, and Tierra del Fuego (1969–1973). His term ended with the 1973 Chilean coup d'état.

Biography He was born in Punta Arenas to Castor Pérez Alfaro and Carmen Soto Bahamondes. He married Orietta Inés Gallardo Cárdenas (d. 2003) and later Lidia Florentina Ruiz (2007), and has multiple daughters.

He studied pedagogy in Spanish and obtained a health technician credential from the University of Chile, and later earned degrees in political science from the University of Montevideo and in Social Communication from Universidad de Acosta, Mérida, Venezuela. He served as President of the Student Federation at the University of Chile.

He held early party leadership roles in the Christian Democratic Party, including youth leadership positions in Magallanes and at national congresses.