--- title: Sofia Vergara: What's Wrong With Being a Stereotype description: Find out why 'Modern Family' actress Sofia Vergara is more than OK with being a stereotype. canonical: https://time.com/4650846/sofia-vergara-stereotype-modern-family/ author: Kate Dwyer article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-26T19:42:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:04:33.408Z og:title: Sofia Vergara: 'What's Wrong With Being a Stereotype?' og:description: The 'Modern Family' star sees herself in her character Gloria og:url: https://time.com/4650846/sofia-vergara-stereotype-modern-family/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bb76a7e10ff08e8/6988b777cd1bbac879703c25/sofia-vergara-stereotype.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: People's Choice Awards 2017 - Press Room og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Sofia Vergara: 'What's Wrong With Being a Stereotype?' twitter:description: The 'Modern Family' star sees herself in her character Gloria twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bb76a7e10ff08e8/6988b777cd1bbac879703c25/sofia-vergara-stereotype.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Sofia Vergara: 'What's Wrong With Being a Stereotype?' by [Kate Dwyer](https://time.com/author/kate-dwyer/) ## Kate Dwyer Jan 26, 2017 7:42 PM UTC  LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 18: Actress Sofia Vergara, winner of the Favorite Comedic TV Actress Award, poses in the press room during the People's Choice Awards 2017 at Microsoft Theater on January 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 18: Actress Sofia Vergara, winner of the Favorite Comedic TV Actress Award, poses in the press room during the People's Choice Awards 2017 at Microsoft Theater on January 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)Kevork Djansezian—Getty Images by [Kate Dwyer](https://time.com/author/kate-dwyer/) ## Kate Dwyer Jan 26, 2017 7:42 PM UTC In a new cover story with [_Hola! USA_](http://us.hola.com/hola-en-ingles/201701256872/sofia-vergara-joe-manganiello-home-photos-images-cover-exclusive/), Sofia Vergara spoke out against critics of her _Modern Family_ character, Gloria, who some say embodies negative stereotypes of Latina women. “What’s wrong with being a stereotype?” Vergara asked in the interview. “Gloria is inspired by my mom and my aunt. They are Latin women who grew up in Colombia, like me. They love color, prints and shoes.” “It upsets me when Latinos complain about Gloria,” she continued, according to [_Us Weekly_](http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/sofia-vergara-whats-wrong-with-being-a-stereotype-w463096). “I am grateful for the opportunity because the gringos have let me in with this strong accent I have. Eight years ago nobody had an accent like this on television.” Vergara is now the highest-paid actress on TV, according to [_Forbes_](http://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2016/09/14/the-worlds-highest-paid-tv-actresses-2016-sofia-vergara-stays-the-queen-of-the-small-screen-with-43-million/#7852ef4e6a7f)_,_ and last year she Vergara made a whopping $43 million through her iconic role, endorsement deals and licensing. When asked about opportunities for Latina women, she told [The EDIT](http://www.refinery29.com/2016/02/102601/sofia-vergara-diversity-aging) last year, “The problem is not the networks or directors: it’s that there aren’t enough writers creating things for Latinos… Once we have more Latinos writing, that’s when things may really start to change.” \[H/T [_Us Weekly_](http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/sofia-vergara-whats-wrong-with-being-a-stereotype-w463096)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4650846/sofia-vergara-stereotype-modern-family/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4650846/sofia-vergara-stereotype-modern-family/"},"headline":"Sofia Vergara: 'What's Wrong With Being a Stereotype?'","datePublished":"2017-01-26T19:42:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:04:33.408Z","description":"The Modern Family star sees herself in her character Gloria","url":"https://time.com/4650846/sofia-vergara-stereotype-modern-family/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bb76a7e10ff08e8/6988b777cd1bbac879703c25/sofia-vergara-stereotype.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kate Dwyer","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kate-dwyer/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bb76a7e10ff08e8/6988b777cd1bbac879703c25/sofia-vergara-stereotype.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"People's Choice Awards 2017 - Press Room","caption":"People's Choice Awards 2017 - Press Room","creditText":"Kevork Djansezian—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4650846/sofia-vergara-stereotype-modern-family/","name":"Sofia Vergara: 'What's Wrong With Being a Stereotype?'"}}]}] ```