Gloria Pritchett (née Delgado) is the feisty, fun-loving Columbian wife of Jay and the mother of Manny. She was born and raised in a small Columbian village, which also happens to be the nations murder capital. She is portrayed by Sofía Vergara.
She is much younger than Jay, which doesn't matter to her, being a loving wife and mother. She is also known to say whatever is on her mind, despite if it hurts another's feelings. One of her most distinctive traits is her very thick Colombian accent. She is well known for her many mispronounciations, and using phrases incorrectly. She often supports Manny when Jay tries to tell him to be less sensitive or hide his cultural background. She is also considered attractive by almost everyone she meets. In the episode The Musical Man, she reveals that she has 29 cousins. In Baby on Board it was revealed she was pregnant.
Relationships
Relationship with Claire
Gloria has a strained relationship with Claire, first shown when Luke got into a fight with Manny. Claire and Gloria argued over which one of their children had started the fight, each blaming the other's. Claire claimed that Gloria had the problem to the camera in her car, also making fun of her accent. Gloria confessed later that, from the beginning, she felt that she and Manny were not welcome in the family. Claire quickly denied it, though it was revealed by Luke that a year earlier Claire had called Gloria a "gold digger", which Luke misunderstood as "coal digger". Later Claire said in a confessional that she was simply stating what everyone else was thinking, and that it didn't make her a bad person. Claire went to apologize to Gloria, but Gloria told her that it would take more than a simple apology for her to forgive Claire. Claire jumped in the pool fully-clothed per Gloria's request, and Gloria quickly forgave her. Since this confrontation, the two have gone on to form a friendship, although Claire still occasionally feels competitive with Gloria.
Quotes
Main Article: Gloria Pritchett/Quotes
*Manny you need to lose weight.
*Luke, Luke. (Pronounces it "look"). Luke: I am!
Videos
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