Sofía Vergara is currently promoting the Netflix series Griselda, which premieres on January 25th and represents one of the biggest challenges of her career: giving life to the feared drug trafficker Griselda Blanco, who rose to fame in the late 1970s as the first woman to lead a cocaine trafficking network in the United States.
That's why the Colombian is giving interviews to various media these days. One of them was the famous talk show the anthill, from Spain, in which the Colombian mastered a series of unusual questions from moderator Pablo Motos with flying colors.
Griselda, the new Netflix series with Sofía Vergara and the singer Karol G | Photo: Taken from YouTube video Netflix Spain
During the dialogue, Motos made several comments towards the Colombian because of her accent when speaking in English and others about her age, which the 51-year-old actress defended herself against with grace and intelligence.
For example, when Sofía Vergara spoke about her character Griselda Blanco in the series in which she tells the life of one of the most feared drug traffickers in Colombia, The actress confessed that this character was a big professional challenge for her as she had to learn to quit smoking and also learn about drugs. something she had never done before, but she was excited for people to see her in a role other than that of Modern Family, the series that made her famous in the United States and which aired for eleven seasons.
“As you say Modern family? “It just sounds kind of weird in English.” the journalist tells her when he hears the Colombian say the name of the famous comedy. To the malicious question, Sofía replies: “Why? Am I pronouncing it wrong?” “Can you speak English better than me?” he said ironically.
And that wasn't all. Toti scolded Motos with several questions: “How many nominations do you have for the Emmys in the United States? “And to the Golden Globes?”.
Amid this tension, the Barranquilla woman pointed out at another point in the interview that she has intense weeks ahead as she will promote her series in the United States, Latin America and Europe. “At 51 years old, this is something difficult,” says Vergara, receiving applause from the audience.
Amid this tension, the Barranquilla woman pointed out at another point in the interview that she has intense weeks ahead as she will promote her series in the United States, Latin America and Europe. “At 51 years old, this is something difficult,” says Vergara, receiving applause from the audience.
Motos reacts to the Colombian's questionnaire like this: “You say that about being 51 years old so that I can tell you that you are very beautiful and I won't do that”, which prompted several criticisms against the presenter on social networks triggered networks.
At the time, Toti reacted to the respective comment with laughter and told the journalist: “I don’t care because look how they applaud me.”
Griselda. Sofia Vergara as Griselda in episode 101 of Griselda. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023 | Photo: © 2023 Netflix, Inc.