While many actresses in Hollywood are spending the big bucks to fool the world into thinking they’re natural blondes, Sofia’s busy keeping her locks dark. Yep, that’s right, she was actually born blonde, and her locks are still light blonde to this day if she chooses not to dye them.
Execs convinced her that to fill the role of the “Hollywood stereotype for a Latina woman,” said the star. Like Vergara, her siblings from Colombia were all born with golden lox as well. She said she went dark to make herself more marketable in the States.
Vergara Time
In 2002, Miller Brewing Company signed Vergara on as their spokesperson for a fall ad campaign that revolved around a laid-back time with friends they referred to as “Miller Time.”
The Milwaukee-based brand said that her image was a welcome addition to their own evolution around that time frame. “This is a wonderful opportunity to interact with the Hispanic community,” she said of the experience.
Becoming a Household Name
Before Vergara was a household name for her work on television worldwide, and right around the time she started to get her foot in the door with films like 2008’s "Meet The Browns," she decided to try her hand at live performances via the stage.
In 2009, she made her Broadway debut as Mama Morton on a five-week limited "Chicago" show. As you may already know, "Chicago" is the seventh longest-run production in the history of Broadway.
Her Favorite Hobby
In a recent interview the actress did for "Shape" magazine, called "My Favorite Things," she surprised everyone with one of her favorite hobbies The actress revealed that reading was her passion and that she "swears she doesn't even know how to turn on her TV."
As for her favorite book, Sofia loves "One Hundred Years of Solitude," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Getting Cast as Gloria
Vergara is probably most well-known for her work as Gloria on "Modern Family." The show aired from 2009 until early 2020, when they announced that season 11 would be their last, much to fans' dismay.
But, they can only take family sitcoms so far until the kids are all grown up and everyone’s living in different areas. Hopefully, they come out with some spinoffs of the show that include some of our favorite characters – Gloria and her husband, Jay, for instance.