Rita Moreno: A Memoir

Rita Moreno: A Memoir

In thisÂ New York TimesÂ bestselling memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto RicoÂ to Hollywood legendâ‚¬"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 debutÂ by age thirteenâ‚¬"and moving on to Hollywood in its Golden Age just a few years laterâ‚¬"she worked alongside such stars as Gary Cooper,Â Yul Brynner, and Ann Miller.

When discovered by Louis B. Mayer of MGM, the wizard himself declared: â‚¬Å“She looks like a Spanish Elizabeth Taylor.â‚¬ÂÂ Cast by Gene Kelly as Zelda Zanders in Singinâ‚¬ in the Rain and thenÂ on to her Oscar-winning performance in West Side Story, she catapulted to fameâ‚¬"yet found herself repeatedly typecast as the â‚¬Å“utility ethnic,â‚¬Â a role she found almost impossible to elude.

Here, for the first time, Rita reflects on her struggles to break through Hollywoodâ‚¬s racial and sexual barriers. She explores the wounded little girl behind the glamorous faÂ§adeâ‚¬"and what it took to find her place in the world. She talks candidly about her relationship with Elvis Presley, her encounters withÂ Howard Hughes, and the passionate romance with Marlon Brando that nearly killed her. And she shares the illusiveness of aÂ â‚¬Å“perfectâ‚¬Â marriage and the incomparable joys of motherhood.

Infused with Rita Morenoâ‚¬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 isâ‚¬"and triumphed.
Country USA
Brand Moreno Rita
Manufacturer Celebra
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780451416391
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2014-01-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780451416391

Country	USA
Brand	Moreno Rita
Manufacturer	Celebra
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780451416391
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2014-01-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780451416391

Rita Moreno: A Memoir

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