Dynamic Duo! Sofía Vergara's Cutest Moments With Her Son Manolo: Photos

Sofía Vergara and her son are a powerful pair!

The Modern Family actress, 52, gave birth to her only child, Manolo Gonzalez Vergara, 33, when she was only 18 years old, and the two could not have a closer relationship.

"It happened to me very, very young. I was not even 20 years old, so I don’t even remember that much of my life without being a mother," she explained in a 2024 interview about becoming a parent. "It’s an experience that’s unique. It changes you, and it’s very rewarding and gives you a lot of headaches too."

"It is great that I had him young, because now I’m going to be 52, and he’s 32," Sofía admitted. "I wish I was older sometimes because I would’ve been more mature, more prepared to be a mother, but that was what I got and what happened. So I just kept going and try not to look back at it, because it is what it is. But it is fun because I kind of grew up together with my son."

The Griselda actress' real life inspired her work in Hollywood, as she once admitted Manolo was a major inspiration behind her character Gloria's son Manny on the hit ABC comedy. “When I arrived to meet with the creators Chris Lloyd and Steve Levitan they had in mind another, you know, ethnic woman, but they didn’t know who,” she recalled during a 2024 appearance alongside her child on The Talk.

"And when they met me and I started telling them my story how Manolo was a very old soul. He would be, like, even more mature than I was. I mean, he’d do all kind of, like, weird things," Sofía explained.

“There are some character traits of Manny that are mine. Like I was the kid drinking espressos or oiling the salad bowl, you know, made of wood," Manolo confirmed.

People conducted the 2024 interview with Sofía.