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Jun 7, 2021 · June 7, 20211:38 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross. 44-Minute Listen. Playlist. Enlarge this image. Rita Moreno won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Anita...
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Actress: West Side Story. Rita Moreno is one of the very few performers to win an Oscar, an Emmy, a Tony and a Grammy, thus becoming an EGOT. She was born Rosita Dolores Alverío in the hospital in Humacao, Puerto Rico on December 11, 1931 (but raised in nearby, smaller Juncos, which had no hospital), to seamstress Rosa María (Marcano) and ...
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- Rita Moreno, Howard Keel, Charles Mauu, and Esther Williams in Pagan Love Song (1950)
- Lex Barker and Rita Moreno
- Rita Moreno and Vin Diesel in Fast X (2023)
- Rita Moreno, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Leo Abelo Perry, and Nathalie Emmanuel in Fast X (2023)
- Jack Nicholson and Rita Moreno in Carnal Knowledge (1971)
- Rita Moreno in The King and I (1956)
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- West Side Story (1961) In this Academy Award-winning musical, West Side Story tells of the forbidden love story between Tony and Maria, two people from two very different sides of New York, and different gang afflictions with the Jets and the Sharks.
- Oz (1997-2003) This HBO series, titled Oz, told the story of Oswald State Penitentiary (a Level 4 maximum-security prison), its prisoners and staff, covering their daily lives as well as the wars between factions within the prison.
- Popi (1969) Popi follows a Puerto Rican widower, who is struggling to try and raise his two children in Spanish Harlem, a New York City neighborhood, and his story of perseverance.
- Singin’ In The Rain (1952) This movie is probably one of the most well-known classic musicals of all time. Singin’ in the Rain, starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’ Conner, and Debbie Reynolds, tells the story of silent film actors in the 1920’s, and their transition into performing in “talkies.”
Mar 11, 2022 · It didn’t hurt that the film she was nominated for — “West Side Story,” the Robert Wise-Jerome Robbins adaptation of the Broadway musical — was a hit both at the box office and among critics,...
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Hartford CourantRita Moreno dishes on acting career, upcoming CT appearance and if Broadway return is in the stars
Rita Moreno is a living legend. Moreno is the guest of honor at the United Way Women United Power of the Purse Luncheon and Silent Auction Presented by KeyBank Key4Women on June 6 at the Connecticut ...
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Mar 5, 2024 · Who Is Rita Moreno? Rita Moreno is best known as Anita in West Side Story in 1961, a role that earned her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first Latina actress to...
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Feb 22, 2022 · Two West Side Storys. Seventy years in show business. At 90, Rita Moreno is nowhere near finished telling her story. The Ritaissance is comin’, and it’s gonna be great. By Erik Maza...
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Dec 15, 2021 · By Melena Ryzik. Dec. 15, 2021. “Hello, birthday queen,” Ariana DeBose said, greeting her “West Side Story” castmate Rita Moreno, newly and notably aged 90. It was Sunday afternoon, and...
