We met her all over the world thanks to her role as Gloria Pritchett in Modern Family, series that, without a doubt, has given him enormous joy. But until you reach the top, Sofia Vergara He has gone through many obstacles and dramas, some of them related to his closest environment. Who are the members of Sofía Vergara’s family, what do they do and what relationship does the actress have with them?
© @sofiavergaraYour son, your greatest pride
Manolo González-Vergara He is the only son of the actress. Her father, José Luis González-Ripoll, met Sofía when she was still going to high school. They married before he was born, but separated two years later. Even so, both maintain a very cordial relationship.
© @sofiavergaraManolo has studied film production and direction at university, and He has made his first steps as an actor and as a model, just like his very famous mother. In fact, when he graduated he directed Vergaraland, a documentary miniseries produced by his mother. Among his passions are animals (especially dogs) and Cher, of whom he does not miss a concert whenever he can.
Margarita and Julio Vergara, the parents
Sofía’s proud parents, Margarita and Julio Vergara, could not be missing. Yes, they both have the same last name and it is no coincidence: they are both descended from a family of noble lineage from Bogotá, the Vergaras. On her mother’s side, Sofía is related to Cristóbal de Vergara Azcárate, a famous finance ministerto of his 18th century country.
© GtresJulio, his father, always enjoyed, like his wife, a wealthy position: he was a well-known rancher in Barranquilla.
© GettySandra Vergara, Sofía’s sister-niece
They have been together for 16 years and are sisters… and cousins. Sandra, model and presenter, she was orphaned as a child. When Sandra’s mother died, her sister Margarita (Sofía’s mother) decided to adopt her.
© @sofiavergara“Seeing her succeed has been an inspiration,” said Sandra de Sofía. Although there were rumors of distancing, the truth is that we have seen her on the last birthday of the protagonist of Griselda. In addition to having presented programs with, for example, Ru Paul, he has done some foray into the world of acting and appeared in the series CSI or in the movie Fright night.
Rafael, his deceased brother
A few years ago, Sofía Vergara recalled in America’s Got Talenta program in which she is a judge alongside Heidi Klum, the death of her brother Rafael in 1998. That tragedy was what caused the actress, who already enjoyed great fame inside and outside her country, He emigrated with his mother and son to Miami in search of a safer life for all. There he bought what would be his home.
The reasons why Rafael was shot dead in Bogotá have never been clarified, despite the fact that his sister hired detectives to find out. There was an attempted (or simulated) kidnapping. “It was absolutely devastating,” Sofia declared on one occasion. Rafael died, leaving his only daughter, Claudia Daniela, orphaned.
Julio, deported for problems with the law
Sofía’s other male brother has also had a tragic fate. Their numerous problems with the police (drug possession, armed robbery, drinking in public, etc.) caused him, after being arrested dozens of times, to be deported from the United States to his native Colombia.
Veronica, his other sister
If Sandra is, in fact, his first cousin, Veronica is his biological sister. He is one of the members of Sofía Vergara’s family with a lower profile, but from time to time can be seen at celebrations and it must be said that she has little to envy her beautiful sister:
Claudia Daniela, the niece
Sofía adores her niece Claudia, daughter of the missing Rafael. Heir to her aunt’s beauty and genesClaudia enjoys enormous fame: she presented the program Latinx Now and She is a fashion designer. In fact, she launched a clothing line, Violetta Rose, which her aunt promoted by using it in some episodes of Modern Family.
© @cdvergaraIn Sofía Vergara’s family, no one calls her Sofía: she is “la Toti”
In petit committee, Sofía is not Sofía, but Toti or “la Toti”. This affectionate nickname was used by his uncle Hernando, a pharmacist, to name a syrup created by him and made from cashew extract: he called it Totyñón. Who was going to tell the girl who started her career advertising a soft drink that she would end up giving her name to a medicine!