Dominican-origin Hollywood starlet Zoe Saldana visited Santo Domingo last week for vacation time with her family. Saldana made her motion picture debut as the defiant ballerina Eva in the drama “Center Stage” and her last cinematic appearance was in Steven Spielberg’s new film “The Terminal,” in which she co-starred with Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Born and raised in New Jersey and New York, she moved with her family to the DR when she was 10 years old and lived her initial teenage years here training in dance with Dilia Mieses at Ritmos Espacio de Danza Academy, where she studied ballet, jazz and modern and Latin dance. She returned to New York for 10th grade. Other Saldana films include “Pirates of the Caribbean” (2003), “Crossroads” (2002), “Drumline” (2002), and “Snipes” (2002).