Sofía Margarita Vergara is a Colombian actress, model, television presenter, producer, and voice actress, born in Barranquilla, Colombia on July 10, 1972.
Despite already having a solid career as a model, actress, and presenter, Vergara's life took a turn when she joined the successful comedy series Modern Family in 2009, where she portrayed Gloria, a Colombian woman who emigrates to the United States with her son and marries a wealthy man. Thanks to her performance on the show, which aired until 2020, she achieved global fame, becoming, according to Forbes, the highest-paid American television actress, earning 43 million dollars for several consecutive years. A significant portion of her earnings comes from her work as a commercial model, a path she began when she was discovered on a beach in her country and cast in a Pepsi commercial that launched her career as a model.
In the 90s, she graced the covers of countless magazines in America, being regarded as one of the sexiest women in the continent due to her stunning beauty. Her fame further increased when, after having been one of the hosts of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival (Chile), she began a romantic relationship with the popular Mexican singer Luis Miguel, who was rising to the peak of his career.
As a businesswoman, she co-founded Raze in 2017 alongside Luis Balaguer and Emiliano Calemzuk, the former CEO of the production company Shine Americas and president of Foz TV Studios. Raze is a new audiovisual content company aimed at creating opportunities for Hispanics in the United States. She is also the executive producer of the series Killer Women, which airs on ABC. She produced the famous American series Desperate Housewives in its Latin version. She has her own clothing line called Vergara by Sofía at Kmart, the popular American retail chain. Vergara is considered one of the most influential Latina women in the world for her support and advocacy for this majority population in the United States and for the doors she has opened, showcasing other Latin American performers.
As of 2020, he is a member of the jury for the popular American show America's Got Talent.
She has been nominated four times for the Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress, four times for the Golden Globes, and over ten times for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where she has won four times. She has also received awards and nominations at the People's Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards, among other recognitions granted by various U.S. television networks.
At 28, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, resulting in the removal of the gland. Therefore, it is common for her to use her social media to raise awareness about the importance of health and regular check-ups, such as breast examinations for women.
In 1997, during an attempted kidnapping in Colombia, his older brother Rafael was murdered, which prompted him to move his entire family from Colombia to Miami, Florida.
In 2019, she starred alongside her husband, actor Joe Manganiello, in the film Bottom of the 9th.
