Rita Moreno reveals how she landed a role in Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’

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Rita Moreno is opening up about the exact details surrounding her return to West Side Story. To the surprise of the EGOT, who won an Academy Award for her role as Anita in the 1960s version of the film, a special role was created just for her.

During an interview with SiriusXM, the 88-year-old revealed how she landed her part in the upcoming adaptation of the film. “Oh my God.

Just the thought that I was invited to be in the movie,” she shared. Rita went on to explain that it was the film’s scriptwriter’s partner who suggested she play a role inspired by one of the film’s original characters. “Doc was the actor or the man who ran the candy store where both gangs hangout now and then,” she said. “The part was really underwritten, I remember