Overview
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 debutĀ by age thirteenāand moving on to Hollywood in its Golden Age just a few years laterāshe worked alongside such stars as Gary Cooper,Ā Yul Brynner, and Ann Miller.
When discovered by Louis B. Mayer of MGM, the wizard himself declared: āShe looks like a Spanish Elizabeth Taylor.āĀ Cast by Gene Kelly as Zelda Zanders in Singinā in the Rain and thenĀ on to her Oscar-winning performance in West Side Story, she catapulted to fameāyet found herself repeatedly typecast as the āutility ethnic,ā a role she found almost impossible to elude.
Here, for the first time, Rita reflects on her struggles to break through Hollywoodās racial and sexual barriers. She explores the wounded little girl behind the glamorous faƧadeāand what it took to find her place in the world. She talks candidly about her relationship with Elvis Presley, her encounters withĀ Howard Hughes, and the passionate romance with Marlon Brando that nearly killed her. And she shares the illusiveness of aĀ āperfectā marriage and the incomparable joys of motherhood.
Infused with Rita Morenoās quick wit and deep insight, this memoir is the dazzling portrait of a stage and screen star who longed to become who she really isāand triumphed.
This book title, Rita Moreno (A Memoir), ISBN: 9780451416391, by Rita Moreno, published by Penguin Publishing Group (January 7, 2014) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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