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

A warm, candid portrait that moves between career highlights and hard-won personal struggles, leaving you charmed and quietly moved.

Directed by

Mariem Pérez Riera

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Rita Moreno, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Morgan Freeman

Overview

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.

How it feels

Warm, uplifting, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, race, ambition, trauma

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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