Marco Perego: A multifaceted artist and his journey from Salò to Los Angeles

Not everyone knows that Zoe Saldana, the new winner of Best Supporting Actress for the film “Emilia Perez,” has an Italian husband.

Marco Perego, born in 1979, is a famous Italian artist who now lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three children, the twins Cy Aridio and Bowie Ezio e Zen Hilario, the smallest.

At the last edition of the Oscar Awards held in Los Angeles last March Zoe saldana has received new recognition for his work in Emilia Perez, after also winning his first Golden Globe for his performance as Rita Mora in Jacques Audiard's film and the Critics Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actress.

At this illustrious moment in her professional life, Zoe Saldaña can count on the support of the husband, the Italian Marco Perego, who usually accompanies her to gala evenings.

Who is Marco Perego?

Marco Perego He was born on March 1979, XNUMX in Salò, in Lombardy, in a humble family, a housewife mother and a waiter father.

From a young age, Marco wanted to pursue his dream of becoming an artist and moved to New York, where he began working in bars and restaurants, as well as coaching youth soccer teams. Soccer was his great passion, but an injury at age 21 led him to focus on his other great passion, painting.

One day he approached the film producer Gilda Moratti and he suggested that she look at his works. She liked them so much that she bought one.

From then on, his paintings and sculptures began to sell in the film world and Perego began to exhibit them in important fairs and galleries such as Art Basel, the Royal Arts Academy in London, the Galerie Gmurzynska in Zurich and the Museo Tuscolano in Rome.

Perego has also collaborated with brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, painting the backgrounds of photos for the 2008 Where Fashion Meets Art campaign.

When did Marco and Zoe fall in love?

Zoe Saldaña and Marco Perego first met on a flight to New York in 2013 and it was love at first sight.

That love at first sight led them to the altar just three months later.

A few days before the proposal, Marco secretly went to the Dominican Republic to ask her family's permission, film the whole thing, and show the video to Zoe upon her return to London.

From this great love were born three beautiful children, in 2014 the twins Cy and Bowie and in the 2016 Zen .

Today Marco Perego and Zoe Saldaña live together in Montecito, California where they bought a villa for 17,5 million dollars and have equally illustrious neighbors such as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey, just to name a few.

Marco Perego continues to exhibit both in Italy and abroad. His works are part of major collections, including the Jumex in Mexico City, CDMX, the Reggie Museum in Canada, and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.

He also recently debuted as screenwriter and director in his first feature film “The Absence of Eden” starring his wife Zoe Saldana, Garret Hedlund and Adrisa Arjona e produced by Martin Scorsese.

We're sure we'll be hearing a lot more about this multifaceted artist!