Zoe Saldaña, Lionsgate Invest In Latino Community With New Deal

Zoe Saldaña on January 8, 2012 in West Hollywood, California. (2012 Getty Images)

Latina actress Zoe Saldaña and Lionsgate, the independent film and television distribution company, have inked a new deal to develop further content for the Hispanic market.

According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate’s Pantelion Films studio will start rolling on both film and TV projects with Saldaña Production, a company run by Zoe and her sister Cisely.

“We look forward to a fruitful and productive relationship with Pantelion,” the Avatar star said in a statement.

Pantelion Films, the first major Latino-focused Hollywood studio, was launched in 2010 in partnership with Mexico’s Grupo Televisa. Two years later it teamed up with Televisa to create English-language TV content with Latina flair.