Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana

Born June 19, 1978

TV and film actress Zoe Saldana was born in Passaic, N.J., to her Dominican father, Aridio Zaldana, and her Puerto Rican mother, Asalia Nazario. She spent most of her childhood growing up in Queens, N.Y., and joined the Faces Theater Troupe, where she pursued dance and ballet. Saldana’s debut role was in the dance film Center Stage (2000), which led to appearances in Crossroads (2002) and the comedy Drumline (2002). Her body of work includes Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Star Trek (2009), the highest-grossing film of all time, Avatar (2009), The Losers (2010), Takers (2010), and Colombiana (2011).

Zoe Saldana & Bradley Cooper

Zoe Saldana is now dating the Sexiest Man Alive, Bradley Cooper! Rumors had been circulating about the romance between the co-stars of the upcoming feature The Words for months and now it is official. 

The couple appeared together at a Manhattan nightclub about a month ago, which sparked speculation that they were an item.  Saldana’s rep had denied that she and Cooper were dating, but a source tells E!...

2011 Best Dressed

If 2011 has taught us anything, it's that the Red Carpet=property of Latinas!

Earlier this week, we looked at 10 Latinas who owned the red carpet in 2011. Join us as we take a look at 12 MORE Latinas who owned the red carpet in 2011!

10 Latinas Who Owned the Red Carpet in 2011!

Covers

It's been a remarkable year for Latina Magazine! In this, our 15th Anniversary Year, we featured several A-list Latina stars on our covers (Salma Hayek, Zoe Saldana, Jessica Alba)—and one issue featured the man of every Latina's dreams (Pitbull!). And for the first time in our history, we proudly featured 15 of Hollywood's biggest Latina stars on a...

Top Looks of 2011

From Jennifer Lopez to Zoe Saldana to Selena Gomez, A-list Latinas were the best dressed Hollywood stars at dozens of events this year. Here are our picks for the 10 Best Latina red carpet looks of 2011!

Trend Alert: Houndstooth Printed Pieces

2011’s Most Buzzed-About Latino Film Performances

2011 didn’t offer much in terms of showy Hollywood performances for Latinos, but if you knew where to look, there were some very solid performances in a wide range of genres, with some actors even managing to snag award nominations. From blockbuster comedies to low-budget indies to foreign films to animated movies, here are our most buzzed-about, favorite performances of the year!

13 Fall Movies Starring Latinos!

Star Tracker: Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato looks absolutely gorgeous in her new cover art! Our 19-year-old December/January cover girl dons an au natural look for her new single, “Give Your Heart a Break.” According to Cambio, the part-Mexican singer/actress posted the exciting news on her Facebook page. “If you haven't already heard - my new single from...

CELEB STYLE POLL: Balmain

As Latinas, we are lucky to have such beautiful diverse women in our culture, but even though we look different, we can be caught wearing the same outfits. This goes for celebs as well.

Back in August, Zoe Saldana wore a Balmain Resort 2012 embellished Mini dress to the premiere of Colombiana and just last month both Victoria Secret Angels, Joan Smalls and Alessandra Ambrosio, wore the same dress to Victoria Secret Events. Needless to say, all three...

Which Latina Should Bradley Cooper Date?

At this point, we think Bradley Cooper may end up with a Latina.

The hottie actor has been romantically linked to Boricua singer/actress Jennifer Lopez – and now Zoe Saldana, according to some reports. Radar Online reported recently that the part-Puerto Rican, part-Dominican...

Star Tracker: Demi Lovato, Bruno Mars

— Apparently, our December/January cover girl Demi Lovato can move like Jagger! The 19-year-old actress/singer performed Christina Aguilera’s hit song “Moves Like Jagger” this past weekend. Lovato felt under the weather, but still looked forward to performing in Texas, Just...