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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 ...
- January 1, 1
- 1.59 m
- Humacao, Puerto Rico
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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- Crime, Drama, Musical
- Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
- 1961-12-23
Jun 7, 2021 · Moreno appears in the forthcoming Steven Spielberg film adaptation of West Side Story, for which she also serves as an executive producer. Interview Highlights. On the roles MGM cast her...
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In 2020–21, Moreno starred in and executive-produced the Steven Spielberg–directed adaptation of West Side Story. Moreno plays a newly created character, Valentina; she famously won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Anita in the 1961 original movie .
- Alexandra Ramos
- 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,...
59 Videos. 99+ Photos. Crime Drama Musical. An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Director. Steven Spielberg. Writers. Tony Kushner. Arthur Laurents. Stars. Ansel Elgort. Rachel Zegler. Ariana DeBose.
