Sofia Margarita Vergara was detached July 10, 1972 in Barranquilla, Colombia. Sofia Vergara is a Colombian model and actress. She grew up in her hometown of Barranquilla to a wealthy family, with his five siblings. She attended a private school Marymount bilingual (Spanish and English). In 1991, at age 18, married his childhood sweetheart, Joe Gonzalez. After her divorce from her husband, Vergara studied art Dental.After a marriage at 18 and divorce two years later, Vergara studied pre-dentistry at a university in Colombia for three years. Sofia Vergara was discovered by a famous photographer while walking on a beach in Columbia. Would soon appear in a Pepsi commercial. Sofia abandonnné studies to support her son, mother and younger siblings after their father left them. At 20, Sofia Vergara moved to Bogota to start a series of contracts, as a model and television. From 1995 to 1999, she hosted the show "Fuera de Serie" a travel show in which she traveled to exotic destinations worldwide.
Then organized another Univision show "A atreves that no te". After the expiry of the contract with Univision, she starred in the series "Hot Properties" and "The Knights of Prosperity", but "Dirty Sexy Money". And in 2007, Sophia was cast in the series "Amas de Casa Desesperadas" Colombian version of the popular U.S. series "Desperate Housewives". On the big Screen actress started in "Big Trouble" (2002), starring Tim Allen and Rene Russo. And has had roles in such films as "Chasing Papi" (2003), "Soul Plane" (2004), "Lords of Dogtown" (2005), "Four Brothers" (2005) or "Madea Goes to Jail" ( 2009). In 2009, Sofia made her Broadway debut when she played "Mama" Morton in the musical "Chicago" in the Ambassador Theatre. In 2001, she established a charitable foundation "Peace and Hope for the Children of Colombia", a foundation that has helped thousands of children in his country.
In the fall of 2004, she fulfilled a dream by launching his own clothing line "by Sofia Vergara". Why is famous Sofia Vergara? Sofia Vergara is a beautiful lady who began his career with some photos on the beach when she was just a little girl. It was much appreciated by critics and soon became a great model. It is famous as a model of talent and a beautiful television actress Sofia Vergara Why we love? Sofia Vergara is a beautiful woman desired by all men and experienced by all adolescents, it might even be their mother. She is loved because it is a very sexy and talented actress, a model and a good mother too. After the successes and achievements, Sofia Vergara is considered a model for all young women in Latin America. After becoming the first Colombian television star, Sofia Vergara decided to pursue a career in the United States.
She first participated in the ceremony of the American Comedy Awards on Channel Fox, where she knows the director Barry Sonnenfeld who offers him without hesitation the role of Nina in the movie Big Trouble, produced by Touchstone Pictures. Subsequently, Vergara played in many movies American, as Chasing Papijunto, Soul Plane, The 24 hour, Lords of Dogtown, Four Brothers, Grillet and Pledge This alongside Paris Hilton. It is part of the cast of the series The Knights of Prosperity on ABC that eventually must be removed to make way for the show American Idol and then play a role during a few episodes in the series Dirty Sexy Money. She also made a small appearance in the series My Wife and Kids in the fourth episode of season 3.
Since 2009, Sofia Vergara plays Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in the new hit series Modern Family, airs on ABC in the United States. In 2011 she starred in the film to 3D animation , directed by Raja Gosnell, The Smurfs, alongside Neil Patrick Harris ( How I Met Your Mother ), Jayma Mays ( Glee ) and Hank Azaria. During that same year, she has a role in the romantic comedy Happy New Year conducted by Garry Marshall (who directed as Valentine's Day ). In 2012 she was voted "most desirable woman of the year" by British magazine AskMen. Sofia Vergara was married at the age of 18 years to his childhood sweetheart, and she gave birth to her son Manolo Gonzalez-Ripoll Vergara September 16, 1992, at the age of 20 years.
In 1998, the elder brother of Sofia Vergara, Rafael, was murdered in the streets of Bogota, Colombia. On May 9, 2011, the younger brother Julio, was returned to Colombia after being arrested in April, Julio also had a substance abuse problem and longstanding conflict with the law. "To see someone dying for 10 years, little by little, this is the worst punishment," said Sofia Vergara magazine Parade. "Now it's like another person". Sofia Vergara was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2000. She followed the treatment recommended by his doctors (surgery, radiation iodine) and made a full recovery.