Rita Moreno | 12/11/1931| 81

Rita Moreno is a singer, dancer, as well as actress who hails from Puerto Rico. The young star took dancing lessons when her family moved to the United States. Moreover, this helped mold her into the beginnings of a star. She started in the entertainment industry while she was just 11 years old, where she was doing voiceovers in Spanish. Moreno began to be young in Broadway, and although she got minor roles in various shows, it was in West Side Story that she truly shone.

Moreno received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in the West Side Story, and it will not be the last. To her credit, Moreno also won an Emmy, Tony, and Grammy award, making her one of the stars who managed to get four of these prestigious awards for her work. Her most recent position was in the remake of One Day at a Time under the streaming platform Netflix.

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