Sofía Vergara Wants to Live to 100 — and to Help Her Mom Do It Too. Here's What She's Doing to Make it Happen (Exclusive)
Sofía Vergara Wants to Live to 100 — and to Help Her Mom Do It Too. Here's What She's Doing to Make it Happen (Exclusive)
Rachel RaposasWed, June 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM UTC
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Sofia Vergara in her 'Detect the SOS' Super Bowl adCredit: Walter Chin -
Sofía Vergara is raising awareness about high blood pressure and its complications through the Detect the SOS campaign with Boehringer Ingelheim
The Vergara family has a long history of hypertension — including Sofia's mother, Margarita — so helping others stay informed is very important to her, Sofia tells PEOPLE
The campaign highlights uACR testing as an option for patients to learn more about their personal condition and stay in the know about their own health
Sofía Vergara is encouraging others to stay in the know with their own health — just as she and her mother have.
The actress and model, 53, opened up to PEOPLE about her family's experience with high blood pressure and how she's helping her mother take control of her own health. As part of her partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim's Detect the SOS campaign, Vergara is advocating for patients with hypertension — which is associated with several serious complications — by encouraging them to stay knowledgeable about their own health.
"I am her health advocate, and I am trying always to be on top of her, to remind her this is something very serious," Vergara tells PEOPLE, jokingly adding that it's sometimes a "frustrating" challenge because her mother can be "stubborn" at times.
Sofia Vergara in her 'Detect the SOS' Super Bowl adCredit: Walter Chin
Though Vergara herself doesn't have high blood pressure, the Vergara family has a long history with hypertension and diabetes, so she's vigilant about checking for any warning signs, she says. Because of the message behind Detect the SOS — to be aware of the dangers of high blood pressure and diabetes, and to educate people about the uACR screening test — hit so close to home, Vergara says she was thrilled to join the campaign.
Vergara's mother, Margarita, is now in her 70s and experiencing high blood pressure, she says. The condition becomes more common as you age, and can be influenced further by family history and lifestyle, per Mayo Clinic.
In some cases, hypertension can lead to heart attacks, heart failure, aneurysm or kidney problems — which is why Sofia feels it's so important to stay knowledgeable about one's health and high blood pressure.
"You want to make sure your family is with you forever," Vergara says. "And my mother, I want her to live as long as possible, and I want to do whatever is possible."
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Promoting high blood pressure awareness is also meaningful to Vergara as a Latina woman, she says, as many Latin people also experience hypertension and diabetes. "This mission lets me get to [other Latin people] for something that is such an important thing like taking control of your health," Sofia says.
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Detect the SOS aims to teach the broader public that uACR testing is simple and easy — as opposed to a blood draw or biopsy — and can keep individuals in the know about their own health so they can make informed decisions. As it's not as commonly prescribed by doctors, Vergara encourages those with high blood pressure to "advocate for yourself" and ask informed questions of their physicians.
Sofia Vergara with her familyCredit: Sofia Vergara/Instagram
For her part, Vergara has always been "active" about her health, with the goal of living a long and healthy life.
"I want to age very well ... I want to look good, and I want to feel good," Vergara admits. "I still feel like I have many years ahead of me."
"One of my great aunts, she's 106, so ... maybe I want to be 106, maybe," she continues, before reconsidering: "Okay, let's not exaggerate it — 100, at least. I'll be happy with 100."
This article was written independently by PEOPLE's editorial team and meets our editorial standards. Boehringer Ingelheim is a paid advertising partner with PEOPLE.
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