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CHAPTER 11
The temperature in Montreal had plummeted, but her work there was nearly
done. Stunning actress Sofía Vergara was shooting the final scenes of a bloody
family revenge movie, Four Brothers. While on the set with former boyfriend
Mark Wahlberg, the Colombian-born model received an intriguing invitation to
join actor Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, at the pre-Oscar party
they were hosting in Los Angeles. Their friend Jamie Foxx had been nominated
for his performance as the blind jazz pianist Ray Charles—this was an A-list
congratulatory bash. The sun and glamour of Hollywood would be a welcome
change from the subzero February chill in Canada.
On a balmy Tuesday evening in February 2005, Sofía walked up the steps of
the Los Angeles Museum of Modern Art, where the party was already under
way. She was wearing a black-and-white print silk dress and chunky turquoise
jewelry that offset her olive skin and dark hair, but even more striking than her
looks was the absence of a man on her arm. Although she had been voted one of
the one hundred sexiest women in the world by FHM magazine, Sofía was
arriving on her own. No man meant little interest from the press. There were
hundreds of beautiful people in L.A. Sofía might have been famous in Latin
America as a TV host, a model, and an actress, but she had yet to make it to the
next level. Tonight the paparazzi had other prey in their sights.
Tom Cruise arrived as part of a perplexing trio, making his entrance alongside
his former girlfriend, Penélope Cruz, and her new boyfriend, actor Matthew
McConaughey. Cruise was smiling and waving patiently as Penelope showed
Matthew off to the cameras. Hollywood heartthrob Tom Cruise without a date:
Now, that was a story. It was not, however, a story that would last for long.
There was a plan in place. Inside the party, Tom had eyes only for one person:
Sofía Vergara. As soon as he spotted the Colombian beauty, he left Penélope and
Matthew and introduced himself. He was charming and friendly, frequently
flashing his famous megawatt smile.
Maybe he knew that a guy’s smile was the way to the heart of this onetime
dental student. As her aunt Lilita Jamarillo observed, “For Sofía the most
important thing in a man is that he has good teeth.” Whether or not he knew
about her dentistry past, he did seem to know a lot about her career. The flattery
rolled off his tongue.
Caught up in the moment, she accepted his invitation to go for coffee at

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Jerry’s Famous Deli in Hollywood. It was a classic late-night celebrity hangout
—a professional Tom Cruise look-alike is a regular—and the paparazzi would
always swing by there as a last call after the Ivy or Mastro’s. When celebrities
turn up at Jerry’s, they know they are likely to get “papped.” Sure enough, they
were photographed, Tom waving as his “mystery” girl, a pashmina shawl over
her slender shoulders, walked by his side. In one evening, Sofía had gone from