It is about time that she takes her rightful place amongst her peers on ‘American Masters.’” “Her life, talent, and career is a masterclass in the American dream. Full stop,” said the Oscar nominee and Tony Award winner of “Hamilton”-fame. She is the only Latina in that distinguished group.įurthermore, she has won a Golden Globe and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.įor Lin-Manuel Miranda, an executive producer in the documentary, Moreno is an icon and a source of inspiration. ” Moreno is one of only 16 EGOT artists, or those who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
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She earned the Grammy for best recording for children with “The Electric Company” for the children’s TV show of the same title a Tony for her performance in the play “The Ritz ” and two Primetime Emmy Awards for her acting in “The Muppet Show” and “The Rockford Files. *** Retrato de la actriz Rita Moreno, sentada en una mesa con los pies levantados, como se ve en la película ‘Cattle Town’, 1952.
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Portrait of actress Rita Moreno, sitting on a table with her feet on a chair, as she appears in the movie ‘Cattle Town’, 1952. Moreno remained relevant through persistence and hard work and went on to win other coveted prizes in the entertainment industry, including top awards in music, theater and television. Despite such an accomplishment, Moreno kept being given mainly stereotypical ethnic roles. She earned it for her role as Anita in the film adaptation of Broadway’s musical “ West Side Story” in 1962. Vélez Dávila are producers of the documentary.īorn in Humacao, Puerto Rico, in 1931, Moreno was the first Latina actress to win an Academy Award. And her story, an inspiration to so many, is one that should live on forever.” Her talent, her activism, her life are all worthy of an audience. “When I learned from my producing partner Brent Miller that a film had not yet been made on Rita Moreno, I couldn’t believe it and suggested we make it together,” said executive producer Norman Lear. “There’s no woman more deserving of the ‘American Masters’ stamp. cities like Atlanta, Key West, New Orleans, San Francisco and Tucson. As part of the festival, it will also screen at the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico and in U.S. “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It” will screen virtually at Sundance as part of the U.S. American Masters Pictures is a theatrical imprint for documentaries co-produced by PBS’s “American Masters” series. The documentary is a production of American Masters Pictures and Norman Lear’s Act III Productions in association with Artemis Rising Foundation and Maramara Films.