How Sofia Vergara 'Survived' Life as a Young Single Mom to Son Manolo

For the Vergaras, everything starts at the table. “Our vacations are planned around breakfast, lunch and dinner,” Sofía Vergara tells Us Weekly. “[For] Latin people, we grow up around food, and that’s like our only entertainment.” The actress and her son, Manolo Gonzalez Vergara, have long connected over a good meal — whether it’s celebrating milestones, arguing over who gets the best order or building their Latin culinary brand, TOMA. That bond began long before business. Sofía was just 19 when she welcomed her son with high school sweetheart Joe Gonzalez in Colombia. By 24, she was single an