Why is everyone talking about Sofia Vergara?
The first Colombian actress to have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame and the highest paid in the world, that is Sofía Vergara. She discovers the curiosities of her life that led her to become what she is now.
Today Sofía Vergara is 48 years old and a successful actress, model and businesswoman based in Los Angeles, California. You may have seen her in a comedy movie, TV show, or commercials, but have you ever wondered how she got there?
It is true that her beauty and her personality are some of her greatest attributes, however, she is not enough to achieve what she has achieved. A powerful combination of motivation, preparation, hard work, acceptance, and Latino pride are part of her formula for success.
Where does Sofía Vergara come from?
Sofía Margarita Vergara was born in Barranquilla in 1972 and grew up in a home with strong Catholic beliefs. She just came of age, she married her high school boyfriend and they had her son Manolo. Two years later, she was alone with her own promise to bring her son ahead of her.
The moment that marked the beginning of her professional career came at the age of 17 on a beach in the Colombian Caribbean. While she was out for a walk with her family, a talent scout discovered her and offered to make her the Pepsi commercial that would make her known in her country and throughout Latin America.
Since then, she Sofía began to have experiences in the world of modeling that made her a favorite on the catwalks and different brands in her country of origin. But with the idea of offering her son better developmental opportunities, she moved to the United States.
Curiosities of his professional career
Initially it was a bit difficult for Sofia to develop as an actress in the United States. On the one hand, her appearance did not fit the stereotype of Hispanic actresses who had already set the tone, such as Salma Hayek or Penelope Cruz, and on the other, her marked accent when speaking English.
There came a point where Sofía decided to stop struggling with English classes to remove her Colombian accent from her and turn it into one of her strengths. Plus, she gave the producers what they wanted, a brunette Latina. It was just a matter of dyeing her hair a dark color and getting some sun and she was ready to take off.
Her beginnings in the United States took place between the sale of almost a million calendars, the presentation of programs on the Univision network and on a New York television station, as well as her participation in a couple of soap operas on Televisa.
The role that marked his career
Although Sofía throughout her career has acted in more than 25 films, several television series and program hosting, there is definitely a special role that has marked her career in a forceful way. It is about her fabulous performance by Gloria Delgado-Prichett in Modern Family.
The successful ABC series Modern Family ran for 11 seasons with 250 episodes. Sofia's outstanding performance earned her repeated nominations for awards such as the Emmy (4), Golden Globes (4) and Screen Actors Guild Awards (2) in the category of Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
In addition to of course contributing a large part of her income of 43 million dollars in 2020.
Sofía Vergara, businesswoman and altruist
Sofía has known very well to take advantage of her opportunities, managing to consolidate businesses along with her career as a model and actress. This is how she currently works as a businesswoman in various areas: fashion, hair care, fragrances and furniture.
But the Barranquilla nationalized in the United States in 2014 is not only about creating lucrative businesses. Sofia also uses her businesses to help empower women.
In the case of EBY, its underwear brand, 10% of net sales are allocated to the Seven Bar Foundation. This in order to help disadvantaged women lift themselves out of poverty by financing their ventures.
In addition, Sofia has made important alliances with institutions such as St. Jude Hospital and Kiva. The latter to help people and organizations that have been affected by the pandemic. Likewise, she usually organizes groups of Colombian children to take them on a trip to Disney World, among other works.
Finally, there is no doubt that Sofía Vergara is an interesting example of self-improvement and great Latin pride. Don't you think?
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