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2. www.npr.org › 2021/06/07 › 1003905260Rita Moreno On 'West Side Story' And Becoming The Role ... - NPR

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   Jun 7, 2021 · Rita Moreno won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Anita in the 1961 film West Side Story. Courtesy of MGM Media Licensing. Actor Rita Moreno never had an on-screen ...

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4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0055614West Side Story (1961) - IMDb

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   Rita Moreno won an Oscar for her role as Anita, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, in this musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Watch clips, trailers, photos, and interviews of Moreno and other cast members of West Side Story.

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   • Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical

   • Director: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
   • Release Date: 1961-12-23

5. www.biography.com › actors › rita-morenoRita Moreno: Biography, Actress, West Side Story, Age & Facts

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   Mar 5, 2024 · Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican actress known for her role as Anita in 'West Side Story.' The PEGOT winner broke new ground for Latinos in entertainment.

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7. www.nytimes.com › 2022/03/11 › moviesOscars Rewind: When Rita Moreno Made History and Thanked No One

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   Mar 11, 2022 · In the years leading up to “West Side Story,” she had perfected what she called the ... Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: When Rita Moreno Made Oscar ...

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rita_MorenoRita Moreno - Wikipedia

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   Moreno portrayed the major supporting role of Valentina in the acclaimed and award winning 2021 remake of West Side Story directed by Steven Spielberg. In theater, she starred as Googie Gomez in the 1975 Terrence McNally musical The Ritz earning her the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical .

9. www.vanityfair.com › hollywood › 2021Rita Moreno Is Thrilled That There’s Finally an Authentic

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   Nov 30, 2021 · West Side Story. “I am so proud every single Latino character is portrayed by a Latino actor,” the Oscar winner said at the premiere of Steven Spielberg’s new adaptation. NEW YORK, NEW YORK ...

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    What happened to Rita Moreno?

    • Although she would not appear again on Broadway for almost two decades, Rita Moreno, as she was billed in the play, had arrived professionally. In 1950, she was signed by MGM, but the studio dropped her option after just one year.

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    Did Rita Moreno have a role model as a child?

    • Rita Moreno won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Anita in the 1961 film West Side Story. Actor Rita Moreno never had an on-screen, Latina role model as a child. "There was no such thing then," she says. "Certainly not for little Puerto Rican girls like me."

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    Who played Anita in West Side Story?

    • In 1961, Moreno landed the role of Anita in Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins ' film adaptation of Leonard Bernstein 's and Stephen Sondheim 's groundbreaking Broadway musical West Side Story, which had been played by Chita Rivera on Broadway. Moreno earned acclaim for her performance.

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    Who plays Maria in West Side Story?

    • We are everywhere!” Rachel Zegler, a Latina of Colombian descent from New Jersey, makes her big-screen debut as romantic heroine Maria. Zegler was in high school when she auditioned for the movie; her only professional singing job prior to West Side Story was performing at weddings.

    Rita Moreno Is Thrilled That There’s Finally an Authentic West Side Story

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11. www.imdb.com › name › nm0001549Rita Moreno - IMDb

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    Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican-born performer who won an Oscar for her role as Anita in the 1961 musical film West Side Story. She also starred in Singin' in the Rain, The King and I, Carnal Knowledge, The Electric Company and many other projects.