Vergara, Sofia 1972–

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VERGARA, Sofia 1972–

PERSONAL

Full name, Sofia Margarita Vergara; born July 10, 1972, in Barranquilla, Colombia; father, in business; mother, a homemaker; married, 1990 (divorced, 1993); children: Manolo. Avocational Interests: Reading, auto racing events.

Addresses: Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Luis Balaguer, Latin World Entertainment, 4770 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1100, Miami, FL 33137.

Career: Actress. C.I. Comercializadora (fashion clothing line), affiliate, 2004; creator of the fashion line Vergara by Sofia; model for Sofia calendars. Appeared in commercials for McDonald's restaurants, 2002, and Spanish-language ads, and in print advertisement for Miller Lite beer, 2003.

Awards, Honors: Women of Hope Award, City of Hope, 2001; award from Peace and Hope Charity Foundation.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Host, Fuera de serie (also known as Out of This World), Unavision, 1995.

Host, A que no te atreves, Unavision, 1999.

Host, Club La Bomba, syndicated, 2000.

Lola Hernandez, Hot Properties, ABC, 2005.

Appeared as Irasema in the series Acapulco, cuerpo y alma.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Herself, "Boys Will Be Boys," Baywatch, syndicated, 1999.

Otro rollo con: Adal Ramones, 2001.

Salma, "Samba Story," My Wife and Kids, ABC, 2002.

Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003.

Guest, Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

Herself, Despierta America!, 2004.

April Perez, "Party All the Time," Eve, UPN, 2004.

Herself, Republica deportiva, 2004.

Herself (in archive footage), "Cirugia sin Tabu," El show de Cristina, 2004.

Carmen, "Dream Lover," Rodney, ABC, 2004.

Guest, Punk'd, MTV, 2005.

Herself, Don Francisco presenta, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Maxim Hot 100, NBC, 2003.

Presenter, The 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, CBS, 2003.

Presenter, The 2003 ESPY Awards, ESPN, 2003.

Premios juventad 2004, Unavision, 2004.

Noche de estrellas: Premios juventad 2004, Unavision, 2004.

Film Appearances:

Nina, Big Trouble, Buena Vista, 2002.

Cici, Chasing Papi, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003.

Isabella, The 24th Day, Screen Media Ventures, 2004.

Blanca, Soul Plane, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2004.

Herself, 7 dias, Videocine, 2004.

Grilled, New Line Cinema, 2005.

Amelia, Lords of Dogtown, TriStar, 2005.

Sofi, Four Brothers, Paramount, 2005.

FHM hostess, Pledge This! (also known as National Lampoon's "Pledge This!"), Pop Film Distributors, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Appeared in Sofia desde la Riviera Maya.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Sofia Vergara Official Site, http://www.sofiavergara.com, October 18, 2005.

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