Who is Mariel Saldaña Nazario, Zoe Saldana’s sister?

Who is Zoe Saldana’s elder sister?

Mariel Saldaña Nazario is the sister of Zoe Saldana. Mariel Saldaña Nazario’s sister is known for her roles as Neytiri in Avatar and Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers. Zoe has appeared in all three of the highest-grossing films of all time (Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Avengers: Endgame). She is the second-highest-grossing film actress and the fourth actor overall with $13 Billion worldwide as of 2023.

Mariel Saldaña Nazario: Bio Summary

Zoe Saldana’s sister Mariel Saldaña Nazario is a nurse

Mariel Saldaña Nazario was born in Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. to her parents  Asalia Nazario and Aridio Saldaña. Though the age of Mariel is unknown, she is older than her famous actress sister. Zoe is the second child of the family, she was born on June 19, 1978. She is 45 years old as of 2023 making her elder sister to be between the age of 45-50 years. Their youngest sibling is Cisley Saldaña Nazario.

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Her famous sister revealed that they are Dominican and Puerto Rican and that they were raised bilingual in English and Spanish but Spanish was their first language at home. The sisters spent their early childhood in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City. According to sources, Zoe Saldana’s sister Mariel Saldaña Nazario is a nurse. She provided medical help for the people, who suffered during the terrorist attack on September 11 according to BHW.

The sister Co-own a Production Company

According to Hola, Zoe Saldana and her two sisters Cisely and Mariel have their own production company named Cinestar. The company has produced many projects, including the NBC miniseries Rosemary’s Baby and AOL digital series My Hero. The Guardian of the Galaxy actress revealed why she and her sisters decided to start a production company together. “We formed the company because we wanted to see stories told from a female perspective at least 80 percent of the time,” the Guardians of the Galaxy actress told shape.com. Mariel was an executive producer and creator of Zoe Saldana Presents My Hero, producer of Rosemary’s Baby, and The Honor List.

Mariel Saldaña Nazario lost her father at a young age

The sister lost their father Aridio Saldaña at a very young to a car accident. Zoe was just 9 years old when the sad event took place in 1987. Taking to Emmy Magazine about how she was affected by her father’s death, Zoe Saldana said “I’ve always felt like an alien in my own skin. It’s like I’m on the outside looking in, and I really started to feel it after we lost our dad.“.

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The Saldana sisters were moved from New York to the Dominican Republic to stay with their father’s family members, where everything was “always new and changing, changing, changing.”-the actress revealed. “There’s no winter, no Santa Claus, no grapes or apples—it’s mango and guavas,” Zoe explained. “These sound like small things, but they add up in a day. It was hard.“

Their mother stayed back in New York where she worked long hours as a courtroom translator and a hotel maid to support them after her father’s death in order for Mariel Saldaña Nazario and her younger siblings to be able to afford private school and have a better life. The family later returned to New York City after Zoe Saldana’s sophomore year; she completed her early education at Newtown High School in Queens.

Zoe Saldana and her sister are very close

Though they didn’t have much growing up, the siblings were able to work hard and achieve some level of success in their various fields. “I come from a family of women. Of tough women,” she says of growing up in Jackson Heights, Queens, with her sisters, Mariel and Cisely. “Not in a bad way, just resilient, and strong, and determined, and super-opinionated.”

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Mariel Saldaña Nazario and her sisters seem to be very close, the sister attended the 2014 AOL Newfront held at Duggal Greenhouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard together making memories together. Mariel Saldaña stood by her famous sister in support of her at the ceremony where she was honored With A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The whole family was there to support Zoe Saldana.