Sofía Vergara
Vergara in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara
Place of Birth: Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Date of Birth: July 10, 1972
Ethnicity: Colombian – Basque, Spanish [Andalusian, Asturian, Canary Islander, Cantabrian, Castilian, Extremaduran, Leonese, Valencian], Galician, possibly Catalan, remote Indigenous [Muisca], as well as at least 1/16th Venezuelan, small amounts of French, Italian [including Venetian, Sicilian], Quechua [Indigenous Peruvian and Indigenous Ecuadorian], and Portuguese [including Azorean]
Sofía Vergara is a Colombian-born actress, comedian, model, show host, producer, and businessperson. She is known for her roles on the show Modern Family, and in the films Chasing Papi, Madea Goes to Jail, Machete Kills, and Chef, and is famous for her curves and lips.
Sofía is the daughter of Margarita Sofía Vergara Dávila and Julio Enrique Vergara Robayo. She is now also an American citizen. She has a son, internet personality Manolo González, with her former husband, José Luis “Joe” González Rosales.
Sofía’s biological cousin, and adoptive sister, is actress and model Sandra Vergara. Sofía is also a paternal second cousin, once removed, of television host Ariadna Gutiérrez.
Sofía’s paternal grandfather was Julio Enrique Vergara Ordosgoitia (the son of Rafael “Coco de Oro” Vergara Vergara and Isabel Ordosgoitia de Vivero). Rafael was the son of José Blas Vergara de la Ossa and Cenobia Vergara.
Sofía’s paternal grandmother was named Esther Robayo Gómez (the daughter of a father surnamed Robayo, and of Pepita Gómez Támara). Pepita was the daughter of Andrés Gómez Patrón and Adolfina Támara López.
Sofía’s maternal grandfather was Hernando Vergara Galvis (the son of Alfredo Máximo Vergara Forno and Ana María Victoria Galvis Matamoros). Hernando was born in Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia. Alfredo was the son of Jorge Vergara Párraga and Mercedes Forno León. Mercedes was of Italian or part Italian descent. Ana María was the daughter of José Benedicto/Benedict Galvis and Victoria Matamoros.
Sofía’s maternal grandmother was Rosa Lila Dávila Barreneche (the daughter of Pedro Manuel Agustín Dávila Balti and Rosa Lila Barreneche Olaciregui). Pedro’s father, General Juan Manuel Dávila Pumarejo, was from a prominent family, and was instrumental in the building of the Northern Railroad of Colombia. His brother was industrialist José Domingo Dávila Pumarejo. His father was born in Jamaica, to Colombian parents. Pedro’s mother was Venezuelan emigrant, Maria del Carmen Auristela Balti, of Maracaibo. The surname Balti is of Italian origin. Sofía’s great-grandmother Rosa was the daughter of Camilo Ernesto Mario Barreneche Díaz Granados and María del Rosario Olaciregui y Capella.
Through her mother, Sofía is a half-second cousin, once removed, of French model and fashion designer Inès de La Fressange. Sofía’s maternal great-great-grandfather, General Juan Manuel Dávila Pumarejo, was also Inès’ maternal great-grandfather. Sofía is also a third cousin, twice removed, of Colombian president Alfonso Lopez Michelsen. Sofia’s maternal great-great-great-great-grandparents, José Domingo Pumarejo Daza and Ciríaca/Siriaca Quirós Daza, were also Alfonso’s paternal great-great-grandparents.
Sources: http://www.semana.com
http://www.telemundo47.com
Genealogy of Sofía Vergara – https://www.geni.com
Marriage record of Sofía Vergara to José Luis González Rosales – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Sofía’s maternal grandfather, Hernando Vergara Galvis – http://www.genealogiasdecolombia.co
Genealogy of Sofía’s maternal grandmother, Rosa Lila Dávila Barreneche – http://www.genealogiasdecolombia.co
correction; her eyes are hazel (light brown) and her hair is dark brown (brunette) I think it should be listed
Correction: her hair is naturally blonde
CORRECTION: She WAS BLONDE AS A CHILD. Like many brunette’s, her hair darkened as she grew older. Its called a “lazy gene”, the true hair color doesn’t appear until the body begins to mature. She says she dyes her hair brown for acting roles but if you look at her roots you’ll see they are a darker brown than her light brown highlights. Also, if you google “Sofia Vergara young” there are many photos of her with bleached blonde hair and brown roots. I’m a natural blonde, I can spot a bleach job from 100 yards in failing light without roots, rest assured, SHE IS A BRUNETTE
She’s listed as a brunette right now.
I’m looking at her hair right here,it looks brown to me:
http://media2.whosaystatic.com/437602/437602_800wc.jpg
Also in my opinion,it doesn’t look like she had that much work to do,to look like a latina;at least from this picture
correction; colombian and south american countries are not an ethnicity, if mexican, colombian, argentinian etc qualify for an ethnicity then so would USA, Canada and Australia. If she is colombian with a surname like Vergara her background is obviously spanish and it’s possible she’d have native in her aswell e.g. mayan or aztec. Perhaps you could list hispanic or latino colombian to show the origin traces back to Europe (Iberian peninsula/western mediterranean) like how some pages say anglo infront of American or Australian when the European origin isn’t 100% accurate/known
Agreed. She was a natural blonde as a child. She is predominantly Spanish.
@guurl
( She is predominantly Spanish.)
Maybe
Just because they are naturally blonde, doesn’t mean they are white. There is a lot of racial mixing in Latin America so two visibly mestizos could give birth to a blonde child. I have friends who are sisters, one is seemingly a white latina and the other is an afro latina/afro mestiza. The same goes for my sister and I, we are both half latino but I look like a mestiza and she just looks white.
@J.J.
(colombian and south american countries are not an ethnicity, if mexican, colombian, argentinian etc qualify for an ethnicity then so would USA, Canada and Australia. )
you might as well cut out everything.Saying french doesn’t mean your white,just like African does doesn’t mean black anymore.
(If she is colombian with a surname like Vergara her background is obviously spanish)
Not necessarily,there were a number of different European Cultural affiliations,that set up shop in that country.There’s no telling what’s in her background,people adopt names to fit in.
(Perhaps you could list hispanic or latino colombian to show the origin traces back to Europe (Iberian peninsula/western mediterranean) like how some pages say anglo infront of American or Australian when the European origin isn’t 100% accurate/known)
I do see your suggestion,but even that might not work.These people are so mixed with (Euro,native,African,Asian),that they are confused about their own background;they go by what they are told,which isn’t always truthful.
She’s Colombian. In Colombia there was no Maya or Aztec those were in Mexico. They had the incas in Colombia though. I would say she is predominantly European
Incas only settled in a little part of the south of Colombia (Pasto) for a short period of time. Sofia Vergara is from Barranquilla, a city in the north part of Colombia, a city which doens´t have many links with Pasto. She can´t be Inca.
Agreed, Colombian isn’t an ethnicity unless they’re talking about Indigenous Colombian.
If Colombia doesn’t have ancestry records then list her as Euro-Colombian or White-Colombian like ‘Petrarca’ suggested.
Latino/Latin American is not an ethnicity. Afro-Colombian is. White Colombian is. The indigenous groups have their own ethnicities. Sofia Vergara is a White Colombian. End of story. She admits to making her appearance more “Latina” to appeal to Latin American audiences. She is not Mulatto, Mestizo, Triracial, etc.
only in this Hemisphere are Hispanics called Latinos. this is a misnomer since the Latin language belong only to the Romans. the people of Rome in Italian are known as Latino or Latina(birthplace of the Latin people is Latium, modern day Lazio, of which Rome is the capital) no one in Europe, except the British of course, call Hispanics or Latin Americans “Latinos” as a derogative term to lump Mediterraneans with Spanish speaking Indians as if no difference exists between them.Attention Hispanics, stop hijacking Italian culture, call youselves whatever you want but Latin, which you are certainly not.
Rather. “Latina” became just some kinda brand. which designed to erase ethnic rootes and memories for many people
I know what you mean, it’s like saying Italians are white…when they obviously aren’t. People can’t seem to get ethnicity’s right.
I know what you mean, it’s like saying ” Justify” is a smart guy…when he obviously isn’t. “Justify” can’t seem to get ethnicity’s right.
The real whites are the Anglo-Saxons. Not the olive skinned Mediterraneans, so, yes, you are correct the real Latins are Italian…who are not really white :)
ah ok..thanks for the history lesson.. “The real whites are the Anglo-Saxons”!!!, that’s the old concept of “WASP (meaning even Irish and Polish weren’t *white* being Catholics and NOT Anglo-Saxon). You forget “Anglo-Saxon” argument is pointless since history of British Isles doesn’t start since Anglo-Saxon invasion, that’s why a considerable part of what you call Anglo-Saxons are actually of Mediterranean type. Also the English language is largely influenced by Latin, just 1/3 or less of his vocabulary has Germanic influence, that’s why many English words are similar to Italian and French
Wow, bravato Andrew, and now that is some effort to just say who cares. (Handshake). Justify, since when are you rectus and right about Italians are not and Anglo-Saxons are. ? YOU are stupid and brainless because in truth if people wanted to be cruel to such only I2 people are caucasian, and Anglo-Saxons do not have that gene. Caucasian is a genetic admixture of several genes in consideration, and genetic history of Europe is ultimately admixture all around in Europe. Also,Italians and Spaniards are ultimately white because there are some neonazis,social contruct, and integration ofwhitehood. Hell, when segegration happened equal white areas determined that, and of course, jews, italians, negroids, japs, chinese, so on because of Ethnicity, not always race. And no one in this world cannot purify a race at alllll because what is natural overrules, and that is natural. why in the world would we have had such an admixture if such? Can’t
anglo-saxons were just one germanic tribe which invaded england, they were not the only whites nor were they the most pure, there were many other germanic tribes and there is no such thing as a pure white as all european caucasians would have been mixing for thousands of years plenty of centuries before the saxon tribe even existed, if this was not the case then all white caucasians today would be ash blondes with pale white skin and deep blue/violet eyes. the only difference between mediterraneans and nordics is the extent they’ve mixed, the mediterranean has had many arab invasions where as the nordics and germanic tribes had little invasions from other continents. They’re still considered the same race (white caucasians) and exist within the same continent
Italians are white european caucasians, yes they’re technically mediterranean caucasians not nordic caucasians and most have dark hair and eyes not to mention some having an olive complexion in their skin, but olive skin still comes under the white caucasian category, it is just a variation. and news flash, no caucasian is pure otherwise they’d all be ash blondes with pale white skin and deep blue/violet eyes. Italy is in Europe and the people are therefore considered white caucasians
@JJ
I like the way you keep Identifying them as (white Caucasians),instead of just Caucasians
There arent just “Med” and “Nordic” as Euro types, u forget “Alpine” (do a research) as one of the three sub-races of the Caucasian race .Btw those are historical race concept defined by some late 19th-century and early 20th-century anthropologists.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Passing_of_the_Great_Race_-_Map_4.jpg
I dont know which is your education level but saying “the mediterranean has had many arab invasions where as the nordics and germanic tribes had little invasions from other continents” is crap
@Andrew
You Do know that those 19th-century and early 20th-century anthropologists,were full of crap
i’m well aware of alpine and i know the the native anglo celts of britain & ireland were alpine and it’s the germanic invasions that introduced the nordic gene, however i find alpine to be a difficult race to classify as. The way i see it alpines are just white europeans with more prominent features rather than more defined ones, and there are plenty of alpine looking people in scandanavia with very light features, so i ask you what is alpine? could they be the result of a nordic and an african/asian (i find that hard to believe as the gene would either have been bred out or they would have spread dark features all over europe and europeans woudn’t have the light features the do today), could they be the native inhabitants of europe before the indo aryan nordics entered (also hard to believe as they would have to of had light features otherwise when the indo aryans came into contact the light features would have been bred out like what happened in the mediterranean, and it’s hard to believe that both the native alpine inhabitants had light features aswell as the indo-aryan nordics). So that is why i choose not to mention alpine because it is a sub category of the caucasian race who’s origin is hard to identify.
@ fuzzybear
those anthropologists studied skeletons/skulls, they did mistakes but their work is not all crap
I agree. 99% crap is not “all” crap.
@andrew
Hey you want to sugar coat it,and call it mistakes,Fine.I said they’re full of crap.
@follers
(I agree. 99% crap is not “all” crap.)
Good one!!!!!!!
Clearly you need to review the source of your information as you are actually incorrect. Let me assist you in getting your facts straight. Latinas (of which I am one) is a shortened term deriving from the collective term “Latin American” or “Latin America”. Therefore, just to connect the dots for you, people that were either born in Latin America or live in Latin America call themselves either Latina or Latina (depending on their gender). It is not a name/term that Spanish speaking people have acquired to liken themselves to Italians, because trust me, why would we? We are proud of our cultural and racial heritage and do not need to be aligned with Italian heritage. Now, let me break it down for you further. The term Latin American was first used in 1861 by a South American magazine with reference to the collective Spanish speaking cultures of South and Central America. So that you are clear, the term Latin defines any of the “Romance languages” of which Spanish and Portuguese are two. It has nothing to do with your warped reference to Rome, other than the fact that many of the romance languages (ie. Italian, Frence, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, etc) have a direct root to Latin. Perhaps what is more offence than the collective term “latina/latino” is the derogatory racial terms that are used in all of these posts (above and below). South American and Central American people have rich and varied cultural heritage, mostly linked by our cultural traditions and our common languages. We believe in our connectedness as people of Latin America and we are “latino/latina” regardless of your nonsensical views. It’s a term we use to define our people so your approval really isn’t needed, nor wanted.
No, the word Latinoamericano comes from Latino not the contrary. And the term is relationed with Romans and was invented by Napoleon not by any Magazine. Search the origin of the word Latin American and you would know that is relationed with Rome. I´am Latin America too.
She is brown. Her skin has always been brown. Hollywood never “changed” anything. Brown is her natural skin color. Seriously, I don’t get how everyone is arguing she’s white… and i mean physically WHITE! Not by nationality. We’re ALL MIXED! But overall she is brown. What’s wrong with that? NOTHING.
Why are you obsessed with skin color? Sofia, like almost everyone else is not “one” thing. She is a mixture, just like most everyone in her country. Most Colombians have a lot of European blood running through their veins. 50% of the country is Mestizo (mixed European) and almost 40% are white European. These are rough estimates from online but you get the picture. Very few African and Ameri Indian blood left…I do not care. I am just pointing out the obvious. She is very pretty but I’d say, a tad overrated at the moment. Just my opinion
sorry to break this to you, but Sofia is a White Colombian. Her natural hair color is blond.
On the Lopez Tonight show she said, when she arrived in Hollywood, they made her tan and dye her hair, because she wasn’t “latina” enough, so they made her more “ethnic” looking to fit the “latina stereotype”. Numerous actors actresses can confirm this.
That doesn’t mean ****, Belokki. Anyone can get tanned if they aren’t “latina” enough. Because Latino isn’t a race. Her skin isn’t white is all I’m saying. Brown. Do people on here not like that word or something? Fine, then mixed. All I know is that skin is definitely NOT white. It’s like calling the sky green. When she tans it’s unbelievable. No white woman tans that dark. None!
you need to go to a specialist if you see her skin tone as “brown”, or probably you are simply a troll, that’s ovbious
Sofia:
http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Sofia+Vergara+Academy+Television+Arts+Sciences+vDJBH3ZGbeHx.jpg
“brown” skin google research:
https://www.google.it/search?safe=off&q=brown+skin&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.45645796,d.ZWU&biw=1360&bih=705&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=it&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=6tx6UcGXLuah4gSR-oHgCw
at natural she’s veryyyy brown…
http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/photo_galleries/regular_galleries/1876-stars-without-makeup/photos/1351101456_sofia-vergara-640.jpg
You have some serious issues, white people do tan because I am white, both my parents are German blonde hair blue eyes and we all tan very dark in the summer. Melanin gets more productive in order to protect the skin from harmful rays. Sofia vergara is not brown because she is seen very white in some pictures as very tan in others. She is simply a white Hispanic her race is white and her nationality is Colombian and her ethnicity is Hispanic she is a Latina women with mostly Spanish ancestors like most people from south and Central America. The thing is that in South America there is a lot of European blood that hasn’t died off and mixed with itself so there a lot of blonde blue eyes people walking around South America example Argentina and Venezuela probably the most “white” countries in South America.
Her natural hair colour is blond??? Not possible
It is blonde. How is not possible? If you look at a high resolution photo of her you’ll notice that her eyebrows are a dark blonde/light brown color.
http://www.photoinpixel.com/mypicture/sofia-vergara-hd-wallpaper.jpg
People can have blonde hair and brown eyes. People can have black hair and white skin. Do you not know how genes work?
blond child who turned brown-haired
http://www.antesydespues.com.ar/en/sofia-vergara/
it is possible once upon a time when she was very young she had light hair, but earlier pictures of her in her teens and early 20’s, her hair is dyed blonde and dark at the roots
You are an idiot. “She is brown” ? Clearly you are colour blind and need an urgent review of the colour palette. Shall I send you a swatch of browns? The terms, ‘brown’, ‘black’, ‘yellow’, ‘red’ and ‘white’ need some serious readjustment. They are derogatory and unnecessary.
George Clooney is also tan so is he not white either going by your dumb logic. She is predominantly European whether you like it or not
@rexsteelmax
you are really uneducated and make yourself sound very sad. “she is brown” perhaps her complexion has slight brown hues but it wouldn’t be defined as ‘brown’ a prominent beige colour perhaps, but it definitely is on the light side of the skin colour spectrum. I think you need a reality check, no one has ‘white’ skin and if you think otherwise go look at the palest person you know, put a white piece of paper next to their skin tone and tell me if it matches because i guarantee you it won’t. A person being defined as “white” has nothing to do with literal colour, it merely refers to a person who has skin on the light side of the spectrum with a caucasian facial structure (particularly european phenotype), it is also often considered a culture thing as european people often referred to as “westerners” have always been perceived as white. It is true southern europeans like the spaniards and the portuguese have undergone arab invasions from north africa which has left them with darker features to the rest of europe but it is rode off as a drop in the pond and their culture has still remained more similar to that of mainstream europe rather than north africa and the middle east. so saying people like sofia vergara of obvious european descent with a white phenotype aren’t “white” because her skin isn’t as pale like that of mainstream western europe is just plain ignorant and just a little bit prejudice. educate yourself on terms like “white” when it comes to race, because i know where you’re coming from but people on this site (myself included) take race very seriously and don’t like when ignorant people refer to people of southern european descent as ‘brown’ just because they’re not pale and don’t fit the social moronic perception of “white”
No her skin color is not brown.It seems that she has use a lot of tan products.Also her family is not that brown either Look at photos of her family,some are blonde with blue eyes like her brother