Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. Over a seventy year career, she has paved the way for Hispanic-American performers by refusing to be pigeonholed into one-dimensional stereotypes.
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Cast
Rita Moreno
Self
Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Morgan Freeman
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Whoopi Goldberg
Self
Eva Longoria
Self
Justina Machado
Self
Gloria Estefan
Self
Norman Lear
Self
Karen Olivo
Self
George Chakiris
Self
Marlon Brando
Self (archive footage)
Gina Rodriguez
Self
Héctor Elizondo
Self
Tony Taccone
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Mitzi Gaynor
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Annette Insdorf
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Fernanda Gordon
Self (as Fernanda Gordon Fisher)
Jackie Speier
Self
Frances Negrón Muntaner
Self
Julia Foulkes
Self
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Overview
Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. Over a seventy year career, she has paved the way for Hispanic-American performers by refusing to be pigeonholed into one-dimensional stereotypes.