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SOFIA VERGARA BIOGRAPHY |
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This Colombian export was born on July 10, 1972,
in Barranquilla, Colombia. ''La Toti'', as her family referred
to her, was extremely close to her family, which consisted of
five brothers and sisters and many cousins.
A quiet child, Sofia studied a lot and took school very
seriously. When her nose wasn't in the books, she surrounded
herself with music, whether it was watching her family singing,
dancing and playing instruments, or listening to her favorite
group Menudo (Ricky Martin's claim to fame before he was Livin'
la Vida Loca).
A playful child who loved Barbies, Sofia also spent a lot of
time on her father's farm, where she swam in the river and rode
horses.
Sofia was a student at a private bilingual elementary school
where she not only got to learn and perfect her English skills,
she developed tight, lifelong friendships. As for boyfriends,
she only has 5 ex-boyfriends, the most significant being the
father of her son, Manolo.
Married to her boyfriend of 4 years at the age of 18, her
ex-husband gave her the greatest gift of all; her son, who is
now 8 years old. After Manolo was born, Sofia was set on
becoming a dentist, but she was faced with a change in career
paths.
Discovered by a photographer while walking down a Colombian
beach (Laetitia Casta was also discovered on the sands of a
beach), Sofia began to receive modeling offers. Since modeling
was more attractive and glamorous than becoming a dentist, Sofia
decided to try her hand at modeling, three years after she began
studying dentistry.
Swiping her dentist uniform for designer togs, Sofia's modeling
career began. After an appearance in a Pepsi commercial that was
broadcast all over her native Colombia, Sofia moved to Bogotá at
the age of 20, where she worked on the runway and on television.
One of her biggest claims to fame was her co-hosting duties with
Fernando Fiore on Fuera de Serie, a series which sent her to
exotic places all over the world. Broadcast on Univision, with
Sofia as co-host from 1995 to 1999, it gave Sofia American
exposure and made her a star in the Latin American market
The same year that she started the travel show, Sofia appeared
on Acapulco, cuerpo y alma and has recently starred in the
series A que no te atreves.
Aside from her television work, Sofia's most recent project is
her calendar, Sofia 2000, which she describes as the most daring
thing she has done. She has also designed a bra for fellow
full-figured women, and will appear on commercials for Bally
gyms. This summer, Sofia appeared on the cover of Channels
magazine and was featured in Gear.
With a huge following on the Internet, Sofia has become one of
the most viewed women in cyberspace. With her own website,
sofiavergara.com, boasting an average of over 12 million hits a
month (only six months after launching the site), Sofia has
become the ''undisputed Latin virtual queen. |
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