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

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.

Rita Moreno

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Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Morgan Freeman

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Whoopi Goldberg

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Eva Longoria

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Justina Machado

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Gloria Estefan

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Norman Lear

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Karen Olivo

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George Chakiris

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Marlon Brando

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Gina Rodriguez

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Hector Elizondo

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Tony Taccone

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Mitzi Gaynor

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Annette Insdorf

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Fernanda Gordon

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Jackie Speier

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