Is Sofia Vergara the Modern Charo?

By Julissa Bonafante, Mamiverse

“Sofia Vergara is doing me right now,” says Latina legend Charo. The cuchi-cuchi-ing entertainer spoke at The Adelante Movement: The Wisdom of Latina Legends session at the Hispanicize social media conference in Miami last week. Really?

Vergara has been criticized for taking the Latina stereotype too far in her role as the loud and animated Gloria on the TV show Modern Family. With the Colombian star’s thick accent, her portrayal of a stereotypical Latina and her sexy, curvy body that she’s not afraid to flaunt, Vergara may just be our modern day Charo.

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