| “ | It's just that when I start something, I have to follow through, and you can call me a bitch. You can call me whatever you want. But it's how I've gotten where I am today. | ” |
— Sofia to Daniel, Sofia's Choice
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Sofia Maria Martinez-Reyes is a recurring character who appeared on the first season of Ugly Betty. Sofia is a popular author of books that help to empower women. Her latest best-sellers are "Girls Like it on Top" and "Making Your Man a Bottom." She is portrayed by actress Salma Hayek, who also has a cameo in the pilot episode as an actress in a telenova that plays in the background.
When Daniel first saw Sofia he was struck by an immediate attraction to her, but he was surprised to learn that she was to be named Managing Editor of Meade Publications' next magazine, MYW, which would be launching in January of 2007.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Sofia is the first member of her family to graduate college. She speaks five languages, rides a motorcycle, enjoys shooting pool, and has a bullet lodged in her hip from a hunting mishap.
Throughout Ugly Betty[]
Sofia had fun making Daniel squirm for a while, but then the two became closer, despite the fact that she was involved with a guy named Hunter. It turned out that Sofia was just using Daniel for her magazine's premiere issue cover story, "From Fling to Ring in 60 Days."
Daniel was humiliated on live TV, since he didn't know she was just using him for her magazine story. To add insult to injury, she gave him back his engagement ring while the show was still airing. She tried to explain her actions and did say that Daniel is a terrific guy and she saw more of him than she gave credit. It didn't make him feel any better or less humiliated. Claire was somewhat shocked by seeing this on TV but took a long hard drink, as she was no stranger to heartache or humiliation with romance. Bradford was enraged and wanted to fire her, but Daniel refused saying she was just doing her job. Even Wilhelmina, for a brief moment felt sorry for Daniel, since she herself just experienced heartache.
Betty Suarez was very disgusted by the means Sofia went and quit, returning to Daniel and MODE, despite Sofia admitting to her that she really did believe in Betty's capabilities and still wanted to work for her. Betty answered her that maybe she was better off in Mode, as people there maybe shallow but at least they admit her, unlike others who pretend to be more of who they really are. But Sofia didn't quite get to go unpunished, at least where Amanda's concerned. The next morning, Sofia found herself in the elevator with Amanda, whom Daniel had a brief affair with. Amanda, still angered that she had hurt Daniel, gave Sofia her wrath by repeatedly hitting her with her purse all the way down the elevator.
Relationships[]
Daniel Meade[]
Daniel had been the one to pursue Sofia as he had with most the women he found attractive. Sofia had used this to her advantage to help further her career. She had created a plan to get him to fall in love with her and eventually propose, which had worked perfectly. After she revealed the relationship on her part was fake, she had ended the engagement with Daniel on live television. Daniel had confronted her immediately after, in which she had confessed while she did have some feelings for him, and she felt bad in the end, she didn't regret it.
Hunter[]
Hunter was a male stripper hired by Sophia to be used as a fake boyfriend to get Daniel Meade jealous. The relationship was purely a professional one and had ended when Daniel had vowed to be exclusive with Sofia.
Betty Suarez[]
Sofia had been a personal hero of Betty's before meeting, and after they met Sofia took Betty on as a protégé. Sofia appreciated Betty's dedication and skills and eventually hired her as her own assistant, promising Betty that she would be better fit for Sofia's own magazine. Even after Sofia revealed herself as deceptive, she had admitted to Betty that she still saw Betty as very talented and saw a lot of herself in her. Disgusted by the notion, Betty promptly quit her job as Sofia's assistant.
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
- Trust, Lust, and Must
- After Hours
- Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral
- Lose the Boss
- Fake Plastic Snow
- Sofia's Choice
- In or Out (uncredited)
Quotes[]
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