Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. Over a seventy year career, she has paved the way for Hispanic-American performers by refusing to be pigeonholed into one-dimensional stereotypes.

• Mariem Pérez RieraDirector
• Kathryn BosticOriginal Music Composer

• Rita MorenoSelf
• Lin-Manuel MirandaSelf
• Morgan FreemanSelf
• Whoopi GoldbergSelf
• Eva LongoriaSelf
• Justina MachadoSelf
• Gloria EstefanSelf
• Norman LearSelf
• Karen OlivoSelf
• George ChakirisSelf
• Marlon BrandoSelf (archive footage)
• Gina RodriguezSelf