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==Early life== |
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Saldaña was born in [[New Jersey]], [[United States]] and is of [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] descent. [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]]descent.<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/11/avatar-star-zoe-salda%C3%B1a-says-the-movie-lives-up-to-hype-this-is-big.html/The LA Times] Retrieved 12-20-2009 Quote: "Zoe Saldana was born in New Jersey to Puerto Rican parents,"</ref> She spent much of her childhood in the Puerto Rico before returning to the United States to pursue acting.<ref>''Afro-Latinos.'' by Melissa Renteria. Conexión. Pg. 16A. February 1, 2007.</ref> Her first languages were [[English language|English]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. Saldaña enlisted in a [[ballet]] class at one of the most prestigious dancing schools in the Puerto Rico,<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757855/bio</ref> gaining experience as a dancer, which benefited her later for her role in ''[[Center Stage]]''. She returned to the U.S. after her [[sophomore]] year in high school and enrolled in the Faces Theater Program, an acting course. |
Saldaña was born in [[New Jersey]], [[United States]] and is of [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] descent. [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]]descent.<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/11/avatar-star-zoe-salda%C3%B1a-says-the-movie-lives-up-to-hype-this-is-big.html/The LA Times] Retrieved 12-20-2009 Quote: "Zoe Saldana was born in New Jersey to Puerto Rican parents,"</ref> She spent much of her childhood in the Puerto Rico before returning to the United States to pursue acting.<ref>''Afro-Latinos.'' by Melissa Renteria. Conexión. Pg. 16A. February 1, 2007.</ref> Her first languages were [[English language|English]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. Saldaña enlisted in a [[ballet]] class at one of the most prestigious dancing schools in the Puerto Rico,<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757855/bio</ref> gaining experience as a dancer, which benefited her later for her role in ''[[Center Stage]]''. She returned to the U.S. after her [[sophomore]] year in high school and enrolled in the Faces Theater Program, an acting course. |
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Por Milagros Amondaray / GDA La Nación |
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Cuando vemos volar a Neytiri, el personaje que interpreta Zoe Saldaña en la inminente Avatar, inmediatamente nos remontamos a Camino a la fama (Center stage) esa película de culto de Nicholas Hytner estrenada en 2000. |
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Allí, en ese inmejorable debut de Zoe, ella era una bailarina que lograba salir de la periferia para brillar, justamente, en el centro de la escena. |
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Y el paralelismo entre ambas películas no es casual. |
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La manera en la que la actriz se involucra con sus personajes, lejos de responder a una actitud impostada, es pura frescura y baile. Todo parece ser natural y liviano, en el mejor sentido del término. |
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La podemos llamar Zoe Saldana, Zoe Saldaña, Zoë Saldaña, Zoë Saldana o Zoe Yadira Zaldaña Nazario (el nombre que figura en su documento de identidad), pero eso no cambia un hecho ineludible para el cine actual: su carrera va en ascenso. |
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Nacida el 19 de junio de 1978 en Nueva Jersey, Zoe nunca eludió su descendencia puertorriqueña. Por el contrario, casi toda su infancia la pasó en su segundo país, donde empezó a cultivar su pasión primaria, esa que atraviesa todos sus personajes: la danza. Luego de finalizar sus estudios en una de las más prestigiosas escuelas de ballet de Puerto Rico, Zoe regresó a Estados Unidos para concentrarse en su otra pasión: la actuación. |
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Baile, Britney Spears y piratas |
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Uno de los primeros pasos obligados de Zoe fue su incursión en la serie policial Law and order, vehículo ideal para que actores (principiantes y experimentados, como se puede ver actualmente) exuden esa intensidad dramática necesaria para ser reconocidos. Y ella fue reconocida. Luego de que pudiera mostrar su faceta de bailarina en la mencionada Camino a la fama, en 2002 se sumó al elenco de Crossroads, amigas para siempre, la subvalorada película de Tamra Davis que marcó el debut cinematográfico de Britney Spears. En este filme que oscila entre la adolescencia y la madurez, Zoe aprovechó al máximo las escenas escritas por Shonda Rhimes (la creadora de Grey’s anatomy), quien sabe sacarle el juego a los vaivenes telenovelescos. El mismo año fue parte del drama Drumline, paso previo a su primer papel en una superproducción, Piratas del caribe: la maldición del Perla Negra, donde su Anamaria le hacía frente a Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), con esa vehemencia elegante típica de la actriz. |
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La ciencia ficción le sienta bien |
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Imposible no trepar a la cima cuando se produce una seguidilla de eventos afortunados. Repasemos: trabajar en Haven junto a Orlando Bloom, ser dirigida por Steven Spielberg en La terminal -donde conformó una dupla inmejorable con Diego Luna- y ser convocada por J.J. Abrams para nada menos que la adaptación cinematográfica de Star Trek. |
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Curiosamente, Zoe ya había interpretado a una Trekkie en el filme de Spielberg, pero jamás había visto la serie original. Esto, sin embargo, no fue un obstáculo para llevarse por delante el papel de Nyota Uhura, mediante el cual le demostró a Abrams (quien pidió especialmente por ella para su película) que podía estar a la altura de las circunstancias. |
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El éxito sin límites |
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Y... una cosa llevó a la otra. Así como en 1997 para Leonardo DiCaprio y Kate Winslet no hubo retorno del éxito de Titanic, presentimos que con Zoe sucederá lo mismo. “El rey Midas del cine” (James Cameron, quién si no) abordó el personaje de Neytiri en Avatar con la técnica de performance capture -es decir, plasmar la actuación generándola enteramente por computadora-, que nunca impidió que la capacidad interpretativa de Zoe pudiera traslucirse. Ya no hay límites. La remake de Muerte en un funeral, y las secuelas de Star Trek y Avatar. No importa cuál sea el próximo proyecto, no hay dudas de que Zoe, como Eva Rodríguez en Camino a la fama, ya no tendrá que mirar el escenario desde bambalinas. Ahora podrá pisarlo, con gracia y sutileza. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 17:33, 1 January 2010
Zoe Saldaña | |
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 Saldaña at Hollywood Life Magazine's 7th Annual Breakthrough Awards, December 2007 | |
| Born | Zoe Yadira Zaldaña Nazario |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | http://www.zoesaldana.com/ |
Zoe Saldaña (born Zoe Yadira Zaldaña Nazario; June 19, 1978), also known as Zoë Saldana, Zoe Saldana, and Zoë Saldaña,[1][2] is an American actress, known for her roles as Anamaria in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Uhura in the 2009 film Star Trek, and Neytiri in the 2009 James Cameron film Avatar.
Early life
Saldaña was born in New Jersey, United States and is of Puerto Rican descent. Dominicandescent.[3] She spent much of her childhood in the Puerto Rico before returning to the United States to pursue acting.[4] Her first languages were English and Spanish. Saldaña enlisted in a ballet class at one of the most prestigious dancing schools in the Puerto Rico,[5] gaining experience as a dancer, which benefited her later for her role in Center Stage. She returned to the U.S. after her sophomore year in high school and enrolled in the Faces Theater Program, an acting course.
Career
Saldaña was still a member of the program when she got her first screen experience on an episode of Law & Order, Merger which first aired in 1999.[6] She left school after her major film debut in Center Stage (2000), which subsequently led to appearances in the Britney Spears vehicle Crossroads (2002) and the drama Drumline (2002). She played the pirate Anamaria in the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and has appeared in a number of television shows and movies, including The Terminal (2004) and Guess Who (2005). Saldaña was also the lead in the video for Juan Luis Guerra's song "La llave de mi corazón", and played Uhura in the 2009 movie Star Trek.[7] Recently, she played Neytiri, the Na'vi princess, in James Cameron's Avatar (2009).
Personal life
Saldaña has a keen interest in fashion and has her own fashion line called Arasmaci, where most of her designs are influenced by her Dominican heritage.[8] Zoe's father died in a car accident in the City of Bonao, Dominican Republic, about an hour from Santo Domingo. While driving a green Honda accord, on their way to Fantino La Piña, her father lost control of the car and hit a rail. The passenger, his brother and Zoe's uncle, was unharmed in this accident. [citation needed]
Awards and nominations
- ALMA Awards
- 2009, Best Actress (Film): Star Trek (nominated)
- Black Movie Awards
- 2006, Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Guess Who (nominated)
- NAACP Image Award
- 2006, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Guess Who (nominated)
- MTV Movie Awards
- 2003, Best Kiss: Drumline Shared w/ Nick Cannon (nominated)
- Scream Awards
- 2009, Breakout Performance-Female: Star Trek (nominated)
- 2009, Best Science Fiction Actress: Star Trek (nominated)
- Teen Choice Awards
- 2009, Choice Movie Actress (Action/Adventure): Star Trek (nominated)
- 2006, Choice Movie Actress (Breakout): Guess Who (nominated)
- People's Choice Awards
- 2009, Favorite Breakout Movie Actress: Star Trek (TBA)
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Center Stage | Eva Rodríguez | |
| 2001 | Snipes | Cheryl | |
| Get Over It | Maggie | ||
| 2002 | Drumline | Laila | |
| Crossroads | Kit | ||
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
Anamaria | |
| 2004 | Temptation | Annie | |
| Haven | Andrea | ||
| The Terminal | Officer Torres | ||
| 2005 | La maldición del padre Cardona | Flor | |
| Dirty Deeds | Rachel Buff | ||
| Guess Who | Theresa Jones | ||
| 2006 | Premium | Charli | |
| Ways of the Flesh | Donna | ||
| 2007 | After Sex | Kat | |
| Blackout | Claudine | ||
| Constellation | Rosa Boxer | ||
| 2008 | Vantage Point | Angie Jones | |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Uhura | |
| The Skeptic | Cassie | ||
| Burning Palms | Sarah Cotton | ||
| Avatar | Neytiri | ||
| 2010 | Takers | TBA | |
| Death at a Funeral | TBA | ||
| The Losers | Aisha | ||
| 2011 | Untitled Star Trek sequel | Uhura |
References
- ^ a b "Zoe Saldana Biography (1978-)". Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ Jason Buchanan (2008). "Zoe Saldana:Biography on MSN". MSN. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ LA Times Retrieved 12-20-2009 Quote: "Zoe Saldana was born in New Jersey to Puerto Rican parents,"
- ^ Afro-Latinos. by Melissa Renteria. Conexión. Pg. 16A. February 1, 2007.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757855/bio
- ^ "Merger". Law & Order. Season 10. Episode 4. 1999-10-13. NBC.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|episodelink=ignored (|episode-link=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ "Zoë Saldana Cast in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" movie". 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ www.arasmaci.com
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