(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Sofa Vergara is hugely flattered by comparisons to Penlope Cruz.

The 38-year-old Columbian actress is best known for her role portraying Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in hit US television series Modern Family, and her Latino roots have meant she's been compared to Spanish movie star Penlope, 37.

Sofa had been unaware of people comparing her to the other star, although considers it to be a massive compliment.

"There are comparisons? I didn't know! But I love it! I love her, her career. She is gorgeous," gushed the actress in an interview with the British edition of OK! magazine.

Sofa has received praise for her comic timing in Modern Family and feels glad to be a pioneer for funny women in showbiz. The star feels women who are attractive often need to work harder to prove themselves.

"I guess beautiful women are considered dumb. It is not very common to find somebody that is attractive and funny," she explained. (C) Cover Media