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Real Name : Sofia Vergara
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Sofía was born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia. Her mother, Margarita, is a housewife. Her father, Julio, provides cattle to the meat industry. She has 5 siblings. She was educated at a private bilingual Spanish/English school. She then went on to study pre-Dentistry at Colombia University. However, Sofía was discovered by a photographer, whilst at the beach, and this led to various jobs in modeling and television. At age 23, she was a runway model. From 1995 to 1998, she co-hosted a travel show, _"Fuera de serie" (1995)_ (qv), which gave her exposure in the United States. Her first film role was _Big Trouble (2002)_ (qv). Her breakthrough role was as "Gloria Delgado-Pritchett" in the American TV series, _"Modern Family" (2009)_ (qv). In 2011, she received an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series" for this role. Sofía resides in Los Angeles with her son, Manolo.
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Sofia Vergara
- Stand Up to Cancer
- Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- Salud! A Guide to Good Health for Latinos
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- * (1997) TV commercial (Latin market; Spanish-language spokeswoman): Bally's
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- I'm a natural blonde. But when I started acting, I would go to auditions and they didn't know where to put me because I was voluptuous and had the accent--but I had blonde hair. It was ignorance: they thought every Latin person looks like 'Salma Hayek' (qv).
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