Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
16 reviews
Documentary
1h 30m
2021
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...
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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.
- DirectorMariem Pérez Riera
- Release18 June 2021
- GenreDocumentary
- Duration1h 30m
- Budget?
- Revenue$249,724
- Rate16 reviews
- Productions
Act III Productions, Maramara Films, Artemis Rising, American Masters Pictures
Cast

Rita Moreno
Self

Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self

Morgan Freeman
Self

Whoopi Goldberg
Self

Eva Longoria
Self

Justina Machado
Self

Gloria Estefan
Self

Norman Lear
Self

Karen Olivo
Self

George Chakiris
Self

Marlon Brando
Self (archive footage)

Gina Rodriguez
Self

Héctor Elizondo
Self

Mitzi Gaynor
Self

Jackie Speier
Self

Terrence McNally
Self

Tom Fontana
Self

Rock Hudson
Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Kimmel
Self (archive footage)

Joan Rivers
Self (archive footage)

Steven Spielberg
Self

Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)

Todd Grinnell
Self
