While the subject of her secret wedding to artist Marco Perego, 34, in June is off-limits, the actress happily opens up about her difficult childhood.
Following the death of her beloved father, Aridio, when she was just nine, her mother, Asalia, moved her and her two sisters, Mariel and Cisely, back to the Dominican Republic from New Jersey.
The next eight years shaped her incredibly and gave her a work ethic instilled in her to this day, allowing her to tackle the pressures and demands of Hollywood.
‘My sisters and I weren’t raised to be princesses; we were taught to want love and to recognize love, but not to be tempted to sacrifice things you can provide for yourself for love. We were taught to work.’
With three new movies currently in post-production, and another three in the works, it appears that mentality is paying off.
Her latest offering, Out Of The Furnace, in which she stars alongside Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson and Casey Affleck, is already garnering rave reviews from critics ahead of its release on December 6.
Zoe calls the crime drama ‘beautiful, intense and very real’, adding, ‘My takeaway thought in all respects was: Be grateful.’
The new issue of Manhattan magazine is on newsstands everywhere on Tuesday.
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