Zoe Saldaña is promoting her new Avatar movie and surprising some celebrity fans along the way. In a recent interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the actress took her downtime to surprise the Estefan family, who are also promoting their new holiday songs.
Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan’s daughter Emily Estefan is a big fan of Zoe; therefore, the show’s staff decided to come to their dressing room and surprise her. The video shows Emily’s evident excitement. Zoe also greeted Gloria and Emilio and their grandson Sasha.
“What a beautiful family!” the actress said in Spanish. It is important to note that Zoe is fluent in Spanish because she is the daughter of a Puerto Rican mother and a Dominican father and has lived in the Dominican Republic for several years.
While Zoe spoke in “Good Morning America” about her upcoming movie, the Estefans performed songs from their latest album Estefan Family Christmas. The holiday project has 17 songs and includes all the family members‘ vocals.
Zoe is an unstoppable woman and spokesperson for the Latino generations
Zoe Saldaña recently offered a panel of “Unstoppable Women” ahead of the premiere of her new film Avatar: The Way of Water. Saldaña, who stars as Neytiri in the movie, spoke on Telemundo’s initiative about how as a woman of color, what it means to be an unstoppable woman, and the importance of diversity and strong female characters in the film industry.
© ALBERTO TAMARGO / AET PHOTOZoe also expressed that the character she plays in the franchise has been the one that has challenged the most and taught her a lot throughout her career. According to the actress, she feels that she and her character have lived a parallel life in which both have faced many obstacles as parents.
© ALBERTO TAMARGO / AET PHOTOAvatar: The Way of Water tells the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their children), the troubles that haunt them, and the extent of the measures they take to support themselves, safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
The film is set to be released on December 16 in theaters!
