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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

2021•1h 30m•7.5/10
Documentary

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7.5/10(16)

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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Production

Act III Productions, Maramara Films, Artemis Rising, American Masters Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

Self

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Self

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Self

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Self

Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria

Self

Justina Machado

Justina Machado

Self

Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan

Self

Norman Lear

Norman Lear

Self

Karen Olivo

Karen Olivo

Self

George Chakiris

George Chakiris

Self

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Self (archive footage)

Gina Rodriguez

Gina Rodriguez

Self

Héctor Elizondo

Héctor Elizondo

Self

Tony Taccone

Self

Mitzi Gaynor

Mitzi Gaynor

Self

Annette Insdorf

Self

Fernanda Gordon

Self (as Fernanda Gordon Fisher)

Jackie Speier

Jackie Speier

Self

Frances Negrón Muntaner

Self

Julia Foulkes

Self

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