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Jun 7, 2021 · After becoming the first Latina actor to win an Oscar for West Side Story, Moreno expected more opportunities to follow. Instead, she was offered stereotyped roles as gang members and housewives.
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Rita Moreno is a multi-talented performer who has starred in films, theater, and TV for over eight decades. She won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in West Side Story (1961), and reprised her role in the 2021 remake directed by Steven Spielberg.
West Side Story: Directed by Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise. With Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno. Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
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Mar 5, 2024 · 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 win the honor.
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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...
- Sarah Bahr
Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican-born performer who won an Oscar for her role as Anita in West Side Story (1961), a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. She also starred in Singin' in the Rain, The King and I, Carnal Knowledge, The Electric Company and many other films and TV shows.
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Jul 4, 2017 · In 1961, Rita Moreno achieved movie immortality with her performance as the no-nonsense Anita in West Side Story. Set within a vibrant Puerto Rican community in New York City (though filmed...
