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Rosa Dolores Alverío was born on December 11th, 1931 in Humacao, Puerto Rico (she is currently 92 years old) -
new york
When she was five, her mother saved enough money to move them both to New York City, although they had to leave behind Moreno's brother, Francisco -
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world war 2
its crazy how she was literally alive during this time -
first job
her first professional job came at age 11 when she was hired to record Spanish-language versions of American films. -
broadway?!?!?!
she made her Broadway debut at age 13 as ANGELINA in Skydrift. This role caught the attention of Hollywood filmmakers and she started receiving offers from Hollywood agents. -
education..
she attended a Public School in Brooklyn She dropped out of high school at age sixteen to pursue her acting career -
FIRST big apperance AND changed her name
Her first big-screen appearance was in So Young, So Bad (1950). She was credited as Rosita Moreno, but soon thereafter she took the first name Rita. -
lust of her life marlon brando...
they met when she was 22 on the set of the 1954 Napoleon biopic Désirée. They had a nearly-eight-year relationship From 1954 to 1962, she was in an on-and-off relationship with him. She said in her memoir that she was pregnant by him and he arranged for an abortion. he always cheated on her, AND he THREW a chair across the room when he learned that Rita had once dated Elvis Presley. he made Rita want to end her life “I tried to end my life with pills in his house. That's how I tried to do it." -
elvis?!?!?!
Rita Moreno and Elvis Presley dated several times after Moreno's ex-boyfriend, Marlon Brando, cheated on her -
song realesead
be careful its my heart is a song by rita moreno she realsed in 1959 -
WEST SIDE STORY
in 1961 she was in her most popular role west side story she played the lead role Anita -
best supporting actress?!?!?
In 1962, she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for West Side Story. -
married woman
1965 she got married to leonard gordon -
DAUGHTER
in 1967 her daughter Fernanda Luisa Gordon was born -
the odd couple
she played a main role in the odd couple with Sally Struthers (its a play) -
mother passes
her mother passed due to type 2 diabetes and her sister in law as well passed to that so she is open about talking about that and awrareness on it. -
MEDAL OF FREEDOM
received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004 from President George W. Bush -
lost the love of her life);
her husband died... -
one day at a time
2017-2020 she played lydia in one day at a time and that was a remake of the original american sitcom 1975-1984 -
oscars 2018
Rita Moreno one of only 12 people in history to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony, made her return to the Oscars red carpet in the same dress she wore in 1962!!! She announced who won an award but i couldnt find anything of who she said -
awards
so i couldnt fit all her awards so heres all the awards she has recieved 1962-2022 -
STANLEY KRAMER AWARD
Rita Moreno was awarded the Stanley Kramer Award by the Producers Guild of America in 2022 -
80 for brady???
she was in a movie called 80 for Brady in 2023 (ive never even heard of it) -
lonelyness
she opened up about feeling lonely even though she had her daughter, 2 grandsons, and friends she was still feeling lonely in her beatiful apartment she misses her husband so much and just most the people she basically grew with are dead.