Zoe Saldaña and her husband Marco Perego are the parents of three boys: Saya Aridio, Bowie Ezio and Zen Anton Hilario.
The couple has had an unconventional relationship since the beginning of their union in 2013.
After the couple married, Perego decided to take the surname Saldaña, a move that caused some excitement. Saldaña responded to the chatter in a Facebook post in 2015, writing that while she had a moment of “hesitation” when he shared his intention to become Marco Perego-Saldaña, she said: “Why is this so amazing, shocking and rich events that a man would take his wife’s surname? Women were never asked if they could give up their last name… I know our sons will respect and admire their father more because their father set an example for them.”
The couple has three boys, and when TODAY.com asked Saldana if she wanted a daughter back in 2018, she responded, “Now that I have three boys, I can’t imagine myself doing anything else.” Saldaña and her husband say they are trying to raise the boys in a “gender-fluid environment.”
She told TODAY: “Our mission is to raise decent, wonderful, compassionate men who will then choose partners – whether women or men – who will choose partners, and hopefully later have daughters (like grandma). But I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything.”
Identical twins Sai Aridio and Bowie Ezio
Cy and his twin brother Bowie arrived 8 weeks early in November 2014.
Two months earlier, Saldana’s health began to deteriorate, and the boys were eventually born via Caesarean section while Saldana was under general anesthesia. She was able to meet with them only the next day.
After an emotional journey to motherhood, Saldaña decided to use her day job to her advantage. While playing the green-skinned Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Saldaña convinced the twins that she was related to the Hulk, which scared the boys into eating their vegetables.
According to People, Saldaña says the twins are inseparable: “They sleep at the same time, eat at the same time and poop at the same time.”
Zen Anton Hilario
Saldaña announced the birth of her third son, Zen Anton Hilario, with a super sweet Instagram post featuring all three boys.
Zen arrived in December 2016, and in a birthday message, Saldana wrote, “You came into our lives in the most “Zen” way and today you still continue to be our little yogi child. Your joy for life holds us all captive. around your little finger.”
Adding a third child certainly raises the level of chaos, but Saldaña seems to be taking it in stride, traveling, cooking, exploring and enjoying every fun moment.
Earlier this year, she wrote to the boys on Instagram: “Being your mother is such a pleasure. our hearts are breaking… everything about you should be the way it is. Stay wild, pure and free.”