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      • Yet before playing Anita, Moreno had languished in Hollywood roles that relegated her to being a "resident utility ethnic." And her Oscar win didn't change this state of affairs, so Moreno refused to film movies for the next seven years because she wasn't willing to continue in demeaning roles.

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    Oct 15, 2020 · Moreno was the first Latina performer to win, making her an icon and role model for her community. Moreno boycotted making movies after winning an Oscar. Playing Anita had a lasting impact on...

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    Nov 28, 2021 · She says her showbiz longevity is sprinkled with serendipity, but we warn you, beneath the gold plate of her Oscar there is a dark Hollywood tale of pain and betrayal, reinvention and...

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    Feb 21, 2024 · Rita Moreno won the Academy Award in 1962 for her role in "West Side Story." Here's why she refused to make movies for seven years after winning her Oscar.

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    Mar 8, 2022 · Moreno's history-making role of Anita made her an enigma on the set of West Side Story (2021), but her impact never would have been possible had she not stood her ground against an anti-Puerto Rican insult in “America.”

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    Dec 10, 2022 · Famed for her role in West Side Story, Rita Moreno says the discrimination she faced in Hollywood stopped her from getting good parts in other films. "Had it not been for the fact that I'm...

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    Dec 10, 2022 · Moreno reflects on what it was like being a trailblazer for Latinas in the US and having to overcome racism and abuse to break into the film industry - and why she is still fighting for...

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    Feb 20, 2024 · This time, Rita Moreno talks her documentary Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, her iconic role in West Side Story, and why she was heartbroken after her Oscar win.