{"product_id":"rita-moreno-9780451416391","title":"Rita Moreno","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling memoir, \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e star Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend--one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born Rosita Dolores Alverio in the idyll of Puerto Rico, Moreno, at age five, embarked on a harrowing sea voyage with her mother and wound up in the harsh barrios of the Bronx, where she discovered dancing, singing, and acting as ways to escape a tumultuous childhood. Making her Broadway debut by age thirteen--and moving on to Hollywood in its Golden Age just a few years later--she worked alongside such stars as Gary Cooper, Yul Brynner, and Ann Miller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When discovered by Louis B. Mayer of MGM, the wizard himself declared: \"She looks like a Spanish Elizabeth Taylor.\" Cast by Gene Kelly as Zelda Zanders in \u003ci\u003eSingin' in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e and then on to her Oscar-winning performance in\u003ci\u003e West Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e, she catapulted to fame--yet found herself repeatedly typecast as the \"utility ethnic,\" a role she found almost impossible to elude. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here, for the first time, Rita reflects on her struggles to break through Hollywood's racial and sexual barriers. She explores the wounded little girl behind the glamorous façade--and what it took to find her place in the world. She talks candidly about her relationship with Elvis Presley, her encounters with Howard Hughes, and the passionate romance with Marlon Brando that nearly killed her. And she shares the illusiveness of a \"perfect\" marriage and the incomparable joys of motherhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Infused with Rita Moreno's quick wit and deep insight, this memoir is the dazzling portrait of a stage and screen star who longed to become who she really is--and triumphed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita Moreno \u003c\/b\u003eis one of the few artists to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. She has also received a Golden Globe Award and a National Medal of Honor. She recently concluded a sold-out run of her one-woman show, \u003ci\u003eLife Without Makeup\u003c\/i\u003e, at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in Berkeley, California, and regularly appears in the television show, \u003ci\u003eHappily Divorced\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Celebra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641528979730,"sku":"9780451416391","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_63ca3704-9552-41f4-8188-2b0ccaac48d6.jpg?v=1733022652","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rita-moreno-9780451416391","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}