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Zoe Saldaña and her husband Marco Perego made important promises to each other that will guide their lives.
In a new interview with Mexican Vogue, star Emilia Perez, 47, talks about finding balance and authenticity in all aspects of life, including family, home and career.
She explained that this also applies to Perego, 46, an artist. “Marco and I have a very deep connection. We made a promise: whatever we do together, in art and in life, will have meaning or we won’t do it at all,” she told the magazine.
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Saldaña also opened up about learning to embrace vulnerability, even in front of her children.
She and her husband have three sons, identical twins Cy and Bowie (10 years old) and Zen (8 years old).
“When my kids see me sad or frustrated, they ask me why. And sometimes I don’t know what to answer…That’s when I realize I’ve spent years trying to seem strong,” she said.
Saldaña added, “But there is nothing more powerful than showing vulnerability.”
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Saldaña and Perego met on a plane to New York and quietly married in 2013 after just a few months of dating.
In a 2015 interview with InStyle, the From Scratch actress talked about how her husband made her feel more secure.
“After being with Marco, I started to let my guard down,” she said at the time. “Finally, when we had our son, I looked at my husband and realized that I am meant for you and you are meant for me too. I have always felt comfortable being with men as long as we are friends. Now, I finally feel comfortable being with a lover. I don’t want to be separated. I want my own church. We want to live within our own small family religion.”
In 2018, Saldaña told PEOPLE how there was a “give-and-take” dynamic in her and Perego’s relationship.
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“I don’t dictate to my husband, and he never dictates to me,” she said. “We’re definitely the type of artists and individuals that follow our hearts, but we’re also very collaborative and very opinionated.”
The mother of three added: “It doesn’t mean we don’t consider what the other person is thinking or what they’re saying to us. We listen to it. There’s respect and it’s kind of a give and take.”
