Zoë Saldaña
Saldaña in 2011, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Zoë Yadira Saldaña Nazario
Place of Birth: Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 19, 1978
Ethnicity: Dominican Republic, Puerto Rican, evidently small amount of Lebanese and Haitian
Zoë Saldaña is an American actress and dancer. She has starred as Uhura in the rebooted Star Trek films, Neytiri in the Avatar franchise, and Gamora in the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy/the MCU. She is also known for her roles in the films Center Stage, Get Over It, Crossroads, Drumline (2002), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Terminal, Haven, Guess Who, Constellation, Premium, The Heart Specialist, After Sex, Blackout (2007), Vantage Point, The Skeptic, Death at a Funeral (2010), The Losers, Takers, Burning Palms, Colombiana, The Words, Blood Ties, Out of the Furnace, Infinitely Polar Bear, The Book of Life, Nina (2016), Live by Night, I Kill Giants, Missing Link, Vampires vs. the Bronx, Vivo, The Adam Project, Amsterdam, The Absence of Eden, and Emilia Pérez; and on television’s Rosemary’s Baby (2014), Maya and the Three, From Scratch, and Special Ops: Lioness.
Zoë is the daughter of Asalia Nazario and Aridio A. Saldaña. She is a black Latina. Her father was born in Cotui Pro Sa, Dominican Republic. Her mother is Puerto Rican. Zoë has described herself as “three quarters Dominican and a quarter Puerto Rican.” She was initially raised in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, then spending a few years in the Dominican Republic after her father’s death; before moving back to Queens.
She is also said to have some degree of Lebanese and Haitian ancestry. She speaks English and Spanish fluently. Pictures of Zoë’s family members can be seen here.
Zoë is married to Italian artist Marco Perego, with whom she has three children.
Zoë has said:
There’s no one way to be black… I’m black the way I know how to be. You have no idea who I am. I am black. I’m raising black men.
Saldaña and her husband Marco Perego at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2015, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Black is a color. And no way 90% of all Dominicans are black unless you consider those like Manny Perez, Rosana Tavarez, Alex Rodriguez and Albert Pujols black. We don’t follow the one drop rule, you know.
According to a study by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, about 90% of the contemporary Dominican population has West African ancestry. However, that doesn’t mean they do not have ancestry from other places. That study is saying that most people who have the Dominican nationality are mixed with West African to some degree.
Well not all Hispanics are mixed with black. But I know she has black in her some where down the line. I’m not saying this by just looking at her skin color I’m looking at her features. But she doesn’t have to say black because Hispanics are mixed any way.
Also there’s this one girl at my school who is Cuban and peurto rican she claims. And at my school we have a Hispanic club and me and her are both in it. We came to an argument about Hispanics are not black because she didn’t want to believe so. I told her she has to have black in her because she has a big nose a little darker than zoe above by 2 shades maybe and her hair has a kinky texture to it. ( don’t be offended by this description I am mixed with black my self) But my point is I hate how Some Hispanics get specific of what they are really mixed with but leave the black part out. I’m black, chinese,Korean , Spanish , native american. To be specific how I’m Hispanic my mom is Cuban. But that’s not a race and I get the black from her because her great great great grandfather was african. I’m sure if the rest of you Hispanics kept track of your roots you would find African traits. :) I don’t care who is offended by this because it’s the truth. There is nothing wrong with being black and claiming being black even if it’s just a little smudge. that’s just my point
so your talking about her features to identify her with black???? i ve seen white people with bigger noses than anything! so explain that one. ive seen soamoans with nappy hair and big noses… and they’re not black…. Idiot
Simoans are not a race so some of them can be black just saying…
Samoans are Polinesians/Pacific Islanders
ZOE IS MIXED PERIOD ! have you seen her mother ? she’s not even black ! her father was probably black but dominicans are very mixed, full black dominicans are a minority, most of them are mixed and ten light skinned or brown skinned.
According to a study by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, about 90% of the contemporary Dominican population has West African ancestry. Africans migrated to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Haiti, Navassa Island and to the Dominican Republic prior (before) to slavery. During slave time the The Atlantic Slave Trade Routes also intercepted these islands. She is black and her nationality is American. She was born her in America. Zoe’s birth took place in Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. Her parents nationalities were Dominican and Puerto Rican. Most Dominican and some Puertro Ricans are black, but are also Latina or Latinos.
Puertro Rican and Dominican are nationalities not ethnicities.
According to a study by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, about 90% of the contemporary Dominican population has West African ancestry. Africans migrated to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Haiti, Navassa Island and to the Dominican Republic prior to Slave Trade. During slave time the The Atlantic Slave Trade Routes also intercepted these islands. She is black and her nationality is American. She was born her in America. Zoe’s birth took place in Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. Her parents nationalities were Dominican and Puerto Rican. Most Dominican and some Puertro Ricans are black, but are also Latina or Latinos.
Dominican and Puertro Rican are not an ethnicities, they are nationalities.
Sorry about the re-post!