Zoe Saldana voices Gabi's mother, Rosa, in Vivo. While they did technically work together, Simo didn't get to meet her icon in person as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The only member of the cast she actually got to meet IRL was Miranda. In fact, it's because of Saldana that she eventually wants to work in an action film. "I would love to work on an action movie. I love action movies," she said. "That's actually where I saw Zoe Saldana. I figured out she was Dominican after seeing her in Guardians of the Galaxy. I was searching, 'Who is Gamora?' and I found her and learned she was Dominican. I was like, 'I can be in an action movie too!' I love acting and I'm Dominican. I feel like it would be a dream come true if I landed a role like that."
