Rita Moreno On 'West Side Story' And Becoming The Role Model She Needed

Rita Moreno won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Anita in the 1961 film West Side Story.

Moreno moved to New York from Puerto Rico as a child. She says her West Side Story role is "the only part I ever remember where I represented Hispanics in a dignified and positive way."

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