Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Schedule
Fri Jun 18 2021 at 04:20 pm to 06:05 pm
Location
Coral Gables Art Cinema | Coral Gables, FL
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Over a 70+ year career, Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become a celebrated and beloved actor, one of the rare EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) Award Winners of our time. Born into poverty on a Puerto Rican farm, Moreno and her seamstress mother immigrated to New York City when Moreno was five years old. After studying dance and performing on Broadway, Moreno was cast as any ethnic minority the Hollywood studios needed filled, be it Polynesian, Native American or Egyptian. Despite becoming the first Latina actress to win an Academy Award for her role as Anita in West Side Story (1961), the studios continued to offer Moreno lesser roles as stereotypical ethnic minorities, ignoring her proven talent. Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It illuminates the humor and the grace of Moreno, as well as lesser-known struggles she faced on her path to stardom, including pernicious Hollywood sexism and abuse, a toxic relationship with Marlon Brando, and serious depression a year before she emerged an Oscar winner. Moreno’s talent and resilience triumphed over adversity, as she broke barriers, fought for representation, and forged the path for new generations of artists."Rita Moreno is the kind of exciting profile documentary that truly gets a viewer up close and personal to its subject... [it's a] loving film about Moreno, but it feels so resonant because it makes you feel both the highs and lows of being such a trailblazer in Hollywood." —Nick Allen, RogerEbert.com
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Where is it happening?
Coral Gables Art Cinema, 260 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
