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Rita Moreno : A Memoir by Rita Moreno (2014, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100451416392
ISBN-139780451416391
eBay Product ID (ePID)167798077
Product Key Features
Book TitleRita Moreno : a Memoir
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicPeople & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino, Personal Memoirs, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography / Performing Arts, Film / History & Criticism, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
GenrePerforming Arts, Juvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorRita Moreno
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight10 oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"It's clear Rita Moreno was a pioneer in every aspect of her life."-The Huffington Post "Sure to inspire and empower, straight from our very own living legend and the original triple threat: Rita Moreno."-Being Latino , "It's clear Rita Moreno was a pioneer in every aspect of her life."--The Huffington Post "Sure to inspire and empower, straight from our very own living legend and the original triple threat: Rita Moreno."--Being Latino
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal791.43028092
SynopsisIn this New York Times bestselling memoir, West Side Story star Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend - one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys., In this New York Times bestselling memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend--and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys. Born Rosita Dolores Alverio in the idyll of Puerto Rico, Moreno, at age five, embarked on a harrowing sea voyage with her mother and wound up in the harsh barrios of the Bronx, where she discovered dancing, singing, and acting as ways to escape a tumultuous childhood. Making her Broadway debut by age thirteen--and moving on to Hollywood in its Golden Age just a few years later--she worked alongside such stars as Gary Cooper, Yul Brynner, and Ann Miller. When discovered by Louis B. Mayer of MGM, the wizard himself declared: "She looks like a Spanish Elizabeth Taylor." Cast by Gene Kelly as Zelda Zanders in Singin' in the Rain and then on to her Oscar-winning performance in West Side Story , she catapulted to fame--yet found herself repeatedly typecast as the "utility ethnic," a role she found almost impossible to elude. Here, for the first time, Rita reflects on her struggles to break through Hollywood's racial and sexual barriers. She explores the wounded little girl behind the glamorous facade--and what it took to find her place in the world. She talks candidly about her relationship with Elvis Presley, her encounters with Howard Hughes, and the passionate romance with Marlon Brando that nearly killed her. And she shares the illusiveness of a "perfect" marriage and the incomparable joys of motherhood. Infused with Rita Moreno's quick wit and deep insight, this memoir is the dazzling portrait of a stage and screen star who longed to become who she really is--and triumphed.
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