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

    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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  3. www.cbsnews.com › news › rita-moreno-west-side-story-60Rita Moreno on enduring racism and sexism, the scene that won her...

    Nov 28, 2021 · Rita Moreno is best known as Anita in the movie "West Side Story." The 1961 musical broke box office records and won ten Oscars including best picture and for Moreno, best supporting...

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

    Mar 11, 2022 · In February 1962, Moreno, then 30, was in the Philippines, shooting “Cry of Battle” — a black-and-white World War II film in which she played the English-speaking leader of a band of...

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  5. www.bbc.com › culture › articleWest Side Story's Anita: The character that set Chita Rivera's...

    Jan 31, 2024 · Anita is the most significant female character after Maria, who is the heroine and Juliet figure. She's the girlfriend of Maria's older brother, Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks,...

  6. www.bbc.com › news › entertainment-arts-63861394Rita Moreno: If I wasn't Hispanic, I'd have had a different...

    Dec 10, 2022 · Now aged 91, Rita Moreno has overcome typecasting to become an elite performer known as an EGOT - the winner of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards - something only 17 artists have ever...

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  7. www.npr.org › 2021/06/07 › 1003905260Rita Moreno On 'West Side Story' And Becoming The Role Model She...

    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.

  8. www.npr.org › 2021/12/10 › 1062709348Actors Rita Moreno and George Chakiris remember the original ......

    Dec 10, 2021 · Moreno became the first Latina actor to win an Oscar for her role as Anita in the 1961 film. Chakiris won an Academy Award for his performance as Bernardo. Originally broadcast in 2021...