Zoe Saldana opens up about a special connection with her ‘Emilia Perez’ co-stars.

Emilia Perez Although the cast only filmed for a short period of three months, a lasting bond remained between the co-stars.

The film’s stars, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana, Edgar Ramirez, Karla Sofia Gascon and Adriana Paz, made an appearance at the Spanish-language musical’s premiere at the New York Film Festival on Monday, September 30, at Lincoln Center.

Saldana, 46, reflected on the friendship they found on the film set People magazine.

“It’s wonderful,” he said Avatar the actress said of the co-stars’ bond. “To this day there is so much love and so much respect. We keep our fingers crossed for each other. We are happy for each other. We watch each other’s makeup and wardrobe.”

The Colombian The actress recalled, “You know, every time we were on the red carpet, we were so excited to be a part of this project and work with him.” [director] Jacques Audiard, that we were somehow childlike while filming Emilia.”

She noted that even attending film promotion press events like NYFF or other film festivals was exciting for the cast because it allowed them to “maintain that joy knowing we had signed up for something special.”

She continued: “We knew what it meant to us and to know that it will be special for so many people is powerful. It’s really impressive. I think that connects us all again.”

Previously, Gomez also expressed her joy at landing a lead role in the film.

Back in August, the Disney alum shared a throwback video on Instagram in which she was seen becoming visibly emotional after hearing the good news. In the clip, she holds back tears after receiving the call.

“I can’t believe I got the movie! “I’m going to cry so much now, I don’t want to cry,” he said Keep loving can be heard in Hitmaker’s video.

Emilia Perez is scheduled to hit select theaters on November 1st.