![]() ![]() ![]() In Hollywood, there were no role models for someone like Moreno. (Despite donning brownface in some roles, Moreno experienced heat online this week for defending Lin-Manuel Miranda over criticism regarding the lack of Afro-Latino representation in In the Heights.) I played American Indians, I played Egyptians, I played Mexicans, interestingly enough everything but Puerto Ricans, because they didn't even exist on anybody's map,” she says. I played every dark-skinned person you could possibly play in this country. “I was playing characters with thick accents who were either pouring coffee for somebody or wearing Indian headdresses. Courtesy Roadside Attractionsīut in exploring the 70-year career of Moreno, director Mariem Pérez Riera showcases a larger story of an actress as the embodiment of the “American Dream.” While that came with success and accolades, for Moreno, it also unfortunately meant years of battling industry racism, sexism and typecasting. Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It, which tells the story of the trailblazing actress, opens in theaters on June 18. Sure, she’s thrilled that it’s been well-reviewed as “a testament to the vitality and integrity of an artist who is not showing any signs of slowing down” and as “a powerful cultural artifact that will educate future generations of Latinos.” But having 100% on Rotten Tomatoes? She’s in sweet disbelief. And you’ll know it’s her.īut aside from that peeve, the 89-year-old Puerto Rican-born actress is proud of the way the documentary has been received thus far. But she made a deal with herself, and as she says, “You don't want to go back out of a deal with yourself.” That’s why, if the storied actress is sitting behind you in a theater where her documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It is playing, you will hear her let out a horrified “Oh God!” at the screen whenever she’s barefaced. No shading of truths, no make-up or glam the whole time (something she was less than thrilled by), and fully unfiltered. Early in her career, Rita Moreno made a promise to herself: If she ever made a documentary, she would be completely honest.
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