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Browse 54 photos of Asalia Nazario, a Puerto Rican actress and model, at various events and occasions. See her with Zoe Saldana, Madame Tussauds, and more.
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Zoe Saldana was born on June 19, 1978 in Passaic, New Jersey, to Asalia Nazario and Aridio Saldaña. Her father was Dominican and her mother is Puerto Rican. She was raised in Queens, New York. When she was 10 years old, she and her family moved to the Dominican Republic, where they would live for the next seven years. While living there, Zoe discov...
She began performing with the Faces theater troupe which put on plays geared to provide positive messages for teens with themes dealing with issues such as substance abuse and sex. These performances not only gave her valuable experience but also a source of great pride knowing that she was making a difference in the lives of young people like hers...
Zoe has not only held her own in major motion picture productions but gained the respect and praise from industry insiders such as Jerry Bruckheimer and Steven Spielberg and actors/actresses such as Tom Hanks, Bernie Mac, Keira Knightley, Ashton Kutcher, Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom. According to many of her co-stars, producers and directors, th...
- June 19, 1978
Mar 30, 2024 · Zoe Saldaña credits her parents, Asalia Nazario and Aridio Saldaña, with giving her a strong work ethic and an even stronger sense of self-confidence. The actress was born in New Jersey on June ...
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Jan 27, 2023 · Asalia Nazario is a U.S. citizen who moved from the Dominican Republic with her mother and daughter Zoe Saldana in 1961. She worked as a hotel maid and courtroom translator to support her three daughters, who have a special bond with their stepfather Dagoberto Galan.
Zoë Yadira Saldaña Nazario was born on June 19, 1978, in Passaic, New Jersey. Her parents are Aridio Saldaña, who is Dominican, and Asalia Nazario, a Dominican with partial Puerto Rican ancestry. As a child, Nazario was living with her mother in the Dominican Republic, but they immigrated to New York to escape political unrest.
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- Zoë Yadira Saldaña Nazario, June 19, 1978 (age 45), Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
Nov 20, 2023 · Asalia Nazario, born around 1951, is the mother of actress Zoe Saldana. Originally from Puerto Rico, she was brought to the United States when she was ten years old and later became a naturalized citizen. Asalia Nazario is known as a businesswoman, former hotel maid, and courtroom translator. Asalia Nazario later found love again and married ...
Actress Zoe Saldana and her mother Asalia Nazario arrive at the 2010 Crystal + Lucy Awards: A New Era at Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, California. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
