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In this luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico'' to Hollywood legend—and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys. Born Rosita Dolores Alverio in the idyll of Puerto Rico, Moreno, at age five, embarked on a harrowing sea voyage with her mother and wound up in the harsh barrios of the Bronx, where she discovered dancing, singing, and acting as ways to escape a tumultuous childhood. Making her Broadway debut'' by age thirteen—and moving on to Hollywood in its Golden Age just a few years later—she worked alongside such stars as Gary Cooper,'' Yul Brynner, and Ann Miller. When discovered by Louis B. Mayer of MGM, the wizard himself declared: “She looks like a Spanish Elizabeth Taylor.”'' Cast by Gene Kelly as Zelda Zanders in Singin′ in the Rain and then'' on to her Oscar-winning performance in West Side Story , she catapulted to fame—yet found herself repeatedly typecast as the “utility ethnic,” a role she found almost impossible to elude. Here, for the first time, Rita reflects on her struggles to break th

Who reads Rita Moreno : A Memoir?

Author

Moreno, Rita

Publisher

Penguin Group US

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781101615225

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography

Rating

3.79 / 5 (736 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14