Biography

Sofia Vergara was born on July 10, 1972 in Barranquilla Columbia to a large family. She learned English at a bilingual school which led her to study dentistry. As a teenager, Sofia was discovered by a photographer while she was on a beach and thats how she got her start on the big screen doing Pepsi commercials  for the Latin American markets, later working as a model and also starring Mexican telenova. Vergara then went to become a Univision television personality in mid-1990's after she relocated to the United States, she had also caught the attention of English-language audiences with a short, captivating turn in 1995 American Comedy Awards. By the end of the decade, the formidable Vergara had received the Hispanic woman of the year award.