Zoe Saldana, on the big screen, may be saving the galaxy, as showcased in the recent blockbuster, "Guardians of the Galaxy." However, it would seem that her real-life universe revolves on someone else, and that would be her mother.
The "Colombiana" star has just recently premiered her new AOL Originals series, "Zoe Saldana Presents My Hero," on Friday. The show will be featuring various celebrities as they work hard to use the element of surprise on the person who is most important in their lives.
Zoe Saldana and her sisters, Mariel and Cisely, honored their mother in the first installment of the 10-episode TV show. They also opened up about the tragedy that brought the three of them together like never before.
"My Hero" will be featuring, Gina Rodriguez, Maria Menounos, Nick Cannon, Mary Lambert, Julianna Hough, and many more. In the premiere episode of the series, Zoe Saldana's show will be taking the audience to the Dominican Republic, where the "Guardians of the Galaxy" star and her family spent a huge part of their lives.
In the episode, Saldana recounted the experiences that she had in her home town. She reminisced about her Santo Domingo hone and her garden. She also mentioned a few things about how she felt when she suddenly lost her father in a fatal car crash that happened in 1988. This tragedy fussed up their family and changed all of their lives.
"Oh, my father was amazing," Saldana shared, trying to hold back her tears. "When we lost him, it was hard. It was very, very tragic. He was a really good guy."
"It was harder for my mom. It took her a couple years to sort of get out of that spell. It was really hard," Zoe Saldana stated. "You would see it in her face that she was defeated. She just felt defeated. And she would just keep walking, one foot in front of the other, one foot in front of the other."
Talking about her mother was really a trip down memory lane for the amazingly beautiful actress. She then continued to say, "My mom was just really trying to make ends meet and we had to really become each other's emotional support. It gave her more strength to keep doing and keep making all the sacrifices that she was doing."
