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The show, which begins streaming on Friday,
gathers together mythologies from Latin American cultures to
tell an epic story of four heroes who set out to defeat the gods
of the underworld.
At the beginning of each episode, Saldaña's name is shown with a
tilde over the n.
Saldaña has mostly been billed without the tilde in projects
like "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Avengers: Endgame" but now
she wants to move forward with it written correctly.
"It happened so young when my name was stripped from me," said
Saldaña. "My kindergarten teacher, I remember, said you're not
Saldaña, that letter doesn't exist and so we can't pronounce
that.
"This is important. My name was taken from me and I want it
back. I want to see my name how it's written on my birth
certificate and so it feels really good," she said.
Saldaña hopes the series sparks curiosity about Latin culture.
"Aztec culture, Mayan culture, Incan culture, the Arawaks - who
are the Arawaks of the Caribbean? Because these are
civilizations that basically define Latinos.
"We're finally here. I get to share what I'm most excited about,
which is my heritage," she said.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross; Writing by Mark Porter; Editing by
Rosalba O'Brien)
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