Zoe Saldana's husband, Marco Perego Saldana, was born in Italy and spent years perfecting his soccer skills before being selected to play for a professional team in Venice, per Oprah Daily. Unfortunately, Perego Saldana suffered a career-ending leg injury when he was 21 years old and had to give up his dreams of playing the sport professionally. Instead of letting this define him, he packed his bags and headed for New York City to pursue his passion for art (via Blavity News).
Perego Saldana quickly made a name for himself in the art world, and his paintings sell for upwards of $30,000 each (via Observer). He was well-established when he met Saldana on a flight to New York. "I just saw him from behind. It was 6:30 in the morning, I was on a flight to New York. And I can't even describe to you, it was a vibration. He turned in that moment, because he felt the vibration as well" Saldana said of their first meeting (per USA Today). When they got married, Perego wanted to take Saldana's last name, and the pair passed along the hyphenated moniker to their three young children: Bowie, Cy, and Zen (via InStyle).
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