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'Griselda' Star Sofia Vergara Makes Emmys History as First Latina Nominated for Lead Actress In Limited Series

Sofia Vergara made Emmys history as the first Latina nominated in the Lead Actress in a Limited Series category.

Vergara earned her fifth Emmy Award nomination on Wednesday for her portrayal of the real-life Colombian crime boss known as the"Cocaine Godmother ” in the Netflix miniseries Griselda. In their interview with ET in January, Vergara and series creator Eric Newman acknowledged that telling the complicated story of a real-life figure who invites so much controversy was an intense process. The Modern Family star underwent three hours of makeup transformation each day to play the menacing drug lord, noting that the process was "very hard, but worth it."

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