Sofía Vergara is profitable reward on-line after she just lately shut down an interviewer who seemingly tried to query and mock her accent.
During an look on Spanish TV present “El Hormiguero” earlier this week, Vergara was selling her new Netflix restricted collection, “Griselda,” when she clapped again at interviewer, Pablo Motos, in a now-viral clip that has made the rounds on-line. (See a clip of the video beneath.)
At one level within the interview, Vergara talked about the identify of the character she performed on ABC’s “Modern Family,” Gloria Pritchett, when Motos requested her to repeat the identify of the American sitcom.
The Colombian actor initially appeared confused by the request, and requested Motos if he had requested that query as a result of he thought he spoke higher English than her.
“Yes,” Motos responded.
“How many Emmy nominations do you have in the United States?” she requested him. “How many times have they nominated you for a Golden Globe?”
Many folks on X (which was previously referred to as Twitter) celebrated the response from Vergara, who has been nominated for 4 Emmys and 4 Golden Globes for her position in “Modern Family.”
“Pablo Motos laughed at Sofía Vergara’s perfect English and now he needs a translator to read how the international press laughs at him,” one X person wrote in a put up translated to English.
The “Modern Family” alum put Motos “in his place,” one other X person wrote in a translated put up.
Vergara is about to painting real-life Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco within the Netflix miniseries “Griselda.” She additionally serves as an government producer on the present.
She instructed Entertainment Tonight on Wednesday that her new position is a far departure from her previous roles.
“I wanted no one to think of me or my last role, I wanted to get inside [Blanco’s] head and really understand her mentality,” she mentioned.
“Griselda” is about to premiere on the streaming service Jan. 25.
