Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)

7.4/10 • 90 min • Documentary

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.

Cast

Rita Moreno

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Morgan Freeman

Whoopi Goldberg

Eva Longoria

Justina Machado

Gloria Estefan

Norman Lear

Karen Olivo

George Chakiris

Marlon Brando

Self (archive footage)

Gina Rodriguez

Héctor Elizondo

Mitzi Gaynor

Self

Jackie Speier

Self

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