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

Directed by Mariem Pérez Riera1h 30mDocumentary

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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PG-13
Year
2021
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
18 June 2021
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7.4 (17)
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Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
Self
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
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Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
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Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria
Self
Justina Machado
Justina Machado
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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
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Héctor Elizondo
Héctor Elizondo
Self
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Tony Taccone
Self
Mitzi Gaynor
Mitzi Gaynor
Self
A
Annette Insdorf
Self
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Fernanda Gordon
Self (as Fernanda Gordon Fisher)
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
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F
Frances Negrón Muntaner
Self
J
Julia Foulkes
Self
J
John Ferguson
Self
Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally
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Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana
Self
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel
Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers
Self (archive footage)
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Self
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
Todd Grinnell
Todd Grinnell
Self
America Ferrera
America Ferrera
Self (archive footage)

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