How Rachel Zegler Relates to Her 'West Side Story' Character Maria

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Rachel Zegler was made for the role of Maria in .The 20-year-old actress will make her feature film debut in Steven Spielberg's upcoming film of the beloved musical as the lead star.

The role, she expresses, was one she related to on a deeply personal level.«Every Juliet-based character is pure and innocent.

She’s the Virgin Mary, and she can do no wrong. But in reality she’s 18. She’s discovering so much about herself and the way she thinks about the world,» the actress tells about her interpretation of Maria and how it's mirrored her own coming of age. «What does it mean to be an 18-year-old discovering all of these things about herself in 2019 — or in 1957, which is when  takes place?