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Soul Sisters
As the saying goes, You can fool the world but not your sister. Photographer Max Vadukul documents 23 famous siblings, and Lynn Hirschberg explains the dynamics of one of the most intimate—and complicated—relationships. Click here to read the article.
December 2011
Cisely and Zoe Saldana and Mariel Saldana-Webb
“Because we’ve had to survive so many things, there’s
this special bond that connects us,” says actress Zoë Saldana
(center), 33 of her sisters Cisely (left), 32, a producer, and Mariel
(right), 34, a nurse. “We were raised in Queens, New York, until
my father passed away when I was 9. Our mom, being a single parent,
didn’t want us to grow up in a dangerous place, so she moved us to
the Dominican Republic, where we stayed with my grandparents. Our mom
would live with us there for one year and then spend one year in New
York so she could make money to send back home for us. It’s
inconceivable for us to be separated. We have to be around each other
24/7.” And she’s not speaking metaphorically: When Zoë
moved to L.A. from New York five years ago to pursue her film career
(Avatar, Star Trek), her sisters quickly followed her.
These days, they live within nine miles of each other. “I’ll
text my mom once a day,” says Zoë. “But my sisters?
Every 30 minutes we’re on BlackBerry Messenger.”
December 2011
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