Legendary EGOT-winning actress Rita Moreno is the subject of the recently released documentary, “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It”, and in an interview promoting the film she explains why she decided to hold nothing back. “I made a promise to myself that I would be as honest and truthful as I could possibly be, and that’s exactly what happened,” Moreno, 89, tells Yahoo!
Entertainment in a new interview In the film, directed by Mariem Pérez Riera, Moreno recalls signing a contract with MGM when she was just a teenager, only to realize she only roles she was being offered were the “island girl” or “dusky maiden,” which typically cast her as a sex object.
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