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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...
- Terry Gross
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 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,...
- Sarah Bahr
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 .
Sep 29, 2021 · She will return to the screen in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” remake, which opens in theaters on Dec. 10, the day before her 90th birthday. In the new version, she has a small role ...
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 ...
Nov 30, 2021 · Tonight, Tonight. Rita Moreno Is Thrilled That There’s Finally an Authentic West Side Story. “I am so proud every single Latino character is portrayed by a Latino actor,” the Oscar winner...
