It’s another milestone for Moreno, soon 90, who rose to fame for her. This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a. CNN Rita Moreno will be back on the big screen in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of West Side Story, next month.
The director noted that as many Puerto Rican actors and dancers were hired for the film as possible and the role of Anybodys, originally described as a "tomboy" and played by female actor Susan Oakes, was given a non-binary identity in Spielberg's film and played by transgender and non-binary actor Iris Menas. 'West Side Story' Actress Rita Moreno's Answer to Best Kisser Question Totally Made Rach Blush. Spielberg told "20/20" that for his new adaptation of "West Side Story," he and his team took special care to represent all marginalized communities better "because it's important that representation be authentic to return the piece to the integrity that I think it deserves."
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In her " 20/20" interview, Moreno also recalled how she tried to speak out against the brownface used to darken actors' skin on the set of the original film, but she wasn't heard. With Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno. It was Sunday afternoon, and DeBose, 30, was in. In June 2021, she told "Good Morning America" that she found the original lyrics to be "quite disparaging to Puerto Rico" and explained that lyricist Stephen Sondheim had ultimately changed the lyric "not knowing" of her concerns, which made it possible for her to do the film. West Side Story: Directed by Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise. 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. 15, 2021 Hello, birthday queen, Ariana DeBose said, greeting her West Side Story castmate Rita Moreno, newly and notably aged 90. Rita Moreno is one of the most iconic performers alive, from her breakout role in West Side Story to her recent role in the Steven Spielberg remake. She told the hosts of "The View" about it during a December 1 appearance on the show. This isn't the first time Moreno has recalled the original offensive lyric and how it almost turned her off the film entirely.
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