Name: Sofia Vergara
Birthday: July 10, 1972
Country: Colombia
Occupation: Actress, Model
Pages: Official Website, IMDB
Personal life: Sofia Vergara was born in Barranquilla, Colombia. She was married at the age of 18 to her childhood sweetheart and she gave birth to her son at the age of 20. After her divorce, Vergara studied pre-dentistry at a university in Colombia for three years. Then, many opportunities arose to work in modeling and in show business, and Vergara decided to pursue these in Latin America, leaving two semesters shy of graduating from dental school. Soon she decided to move to Miami, Florida, to take advantage of opportunities and to move away from unrest in Colombia (her older brother had been murdered in 1998 during an attempt to kidnap him). She brought her son, mother and sister with her. Sofia was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2000. She had followed the recommended treatment (surgery, iodine radiation) of her doctors and had a full recovery.
Career: She was discovered by a photographer while walking on a Colombian beach. Soon she was presented with attractive offers in modeling and television work. Sofia made her first appearance as a performer at the age of 17 in a Pepsi commercial that was widely broadcast in Latin America.
Vergara moved to Bogotá, Colombia, at the age of 20, where she worked as a runway model and on television. From 1995 to 1998, she was co-host with Fernando Fiore on Fuera de serie ("Out of the Ordinary" or "Over-the-Top"), a travel series and also did some other works in Spanish-language television network. After that she started her career in USA television with guest appearances and small roles at Baywatch, My Wife and Kids, Eve, Rodney, Punk'd, Entourage, Dirty Sexy Money, Men in Trees, Dancing with the Stars... and in main roles at Hot Properties and The Knights of Prosperity. She currently stars on the ABC sitcom Modern Family. Also did some films like: Big Trouble, The 24th Day, Lords of Dogtown, Four Brothers, Grilled, Madea Goes to Jail.
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