Sofía Margarita Vergara (born July 10, 1972) is a Colombian model and actress.

She was born in Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia. Her mother is a homemaker and her father produced cattle for the meat industry.[1][2] "La Toti" was the nickname given to Vergara by her five brothers and sisters and many cousins, including television news anchor and reporter Carlos Vergara, who currently works for WTVJ in Miami, Florida. She grew up between her hometown of Barranquilla and was raised in a well-off family, attending a private bilingual (Spanish/English) school. She got married at the age of 18, and she gave birth to her son Manolo in 1991 at the age of 19. The marriage did not last very long, and then she studied dentistry at a college in Colombia for three years. Vergara now lives in Miami and Los Angeles, and brought her mother, sister, and her son to live with her.

Vergara was discovered by a photographer while walking a Colombian beach. Soon, she was presented with attractive offers in modeling and TV work, and followed that course. Having been raised rather conservatively and devoutly religious, this was a bit overwhelming at first. In an article in the January 2002 Maxim magazine, Vergara was described as "apprehensive about doing her first TV commercial—until her Catholic schoolteachers gave her permission to take the job" [3]. She made her first public appearance at the age of 17 in a Pepsi commercial that was widely telecast all over Latin America. In order to support her son, mother, and younger siblings who needed her financial support in the absence of her father, who had departed the family, she dropped out of college in order to earn good wages. [Wiki]

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The 35-year-old also recently dazzled audiences in a recurring role on ABC's "Dirty Sexy Money" this season.

But making the transition from being a star in her native Colombia to being an English-speaking actress has not been easy, Sofia said when we spoke recently.

"It's hard when you sound like me because, of course, there aren't many roles for a woman with my accent," she said. "But you know what? I keep trying."

"Girls like Salma Hayek have helped to open a lot of doors, and it's getting easier." Source

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Sofía Margarita Vergara (born July 10, 1972) is a Colombian model and actress.

Vergara is 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) tall, and she has naturally blonde/sunbleached hair (for films and TV, she is frequently required to dye it brunette to make her look more "Latina"). Vergara was long under an exclusive TV contract with Univision, and after it expired, she accepted a role with ABC in the United States. With ABC, she appeared on the sitcoms Hot Properties and The Knights of Prosperity.

Vergara currently plays Alicia Oviedo in the Colombian version of Desperate Housewives, Amas de Casa Desesperadas. She also starred in the current ABC's breakout series, Dirty Sexy Money, as Jeremy Darling's new love interest. Wiki

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A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda (Academy Award® nominee and Golden Globe winner Angela Bassett – WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT) has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. But when she’s laid off with no warning, she starts losing hope for the first time – until a letter arrives announcing the death of the father she’s never met. Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral. But nothing could have prepared her for the Browns, her father’s fun-loving, crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed…and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life. Source

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Sofía Margarita Vergara (born July 10, 1972) is a Colombian model and actress.

She got married at the age of 18, and she gave birth to her son Manolo in 1991 at the age of 19. The marriage did not last very long, and then she studied dentistry at a college in Colombia for three years. Vergara now lives in Miami and Los Angeles, and brought her mother, sister, and her son to live with her. Her older brother was murdered in Colombia, a crime that is still unsolved. Her son Manolo is currently in Westwood and he is learning at University Senior High School and currently in 10th grade. Wiki

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