Someone’s not happy about another someone’s Hollywood treatment! It seems like Charo is not too fond of Sofía Vergara’a accent. Charo, who rose to fame in the 1960s, is a well-known Spanish actress, comedienne and flamenco guitarist, best known for her flamboyant stage presence, her provocative outfits, her accent and trademark phrase “cuchi-cuchi.” It seems that the legendary performer, 63, does not agree with Sofía Vergara’s way of talking, and reportedly claimed during the ALMA Awards’ red carpet last year that every time the Colombian actress spoke it was like hearing herself with “diarrhea.”
“Sofía Vergara is Charo with diarrhea,” were her exact words. Just when we thought that comment went under the radar, an Univision reporter brought it up to Sofía at the premiere of “Machete Kills” Wednesday night. They asked the “Modern Family” actress what she thoughts about Charo’s words, to which she replied “Of course she doesn’t like it. No one likes being compared with someone else, especially someone younger,” the 41-year-old bombshell said.
Although each one of the actresses has their style, there have been some harsh comparisons between the two. “Sofía created an updated version of Charo, the "cuchi-cuchi" 60s and 70s sexy and ditzy Latina persona,” Felix Sanchez, chairman and co-founder of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA) had told The Huffington Post last year.
“While we applaud her creating a comedic brand that works for her, unfortunately Hollywood looks at Sofía and tries to find replicas of her, believing that Valkerian Latinas are authentic Latinas, not realizing that her act is a shtick and not an example of the U.S Latina actress they should be casting for dramatic television and film roles,” Sanchez continued. However, Sofía defended her character recently by saying, “Whoever said that all Latin women are the same? It’s impossible to caricature millions of women from 20 countries. There are many kinds of Latinas, just like there are many types and styles of women all over the world.”
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