Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno is a singer, a dancer, and an actress. She is the first and only female Hispanic and one of nine performers who have won an Emmy,a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony and at the time the second Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award. She has, in fact, been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for this achievement.Ms. Moreno was born Rosa Dolores Alverio in Humacao, a small town near the famous rain forest of Puerto Rico. At five years old, she and her mother moved to New York and the following year she started dancing lessons. At age 13, she had her Broadway debut in Skydrift which starred Eli Wallach. Then, in the true tradition of Hollywood, a talent scout arranged a meeting for 17 year old Miss Moreno with Louis B. Mayer and she was signed for a contract with MGM. She was Dona Dolores in Scooby-Doo and the Monsters of Mexico. She was in 67 movies, T.V. shows, and much more

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