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Ariana DeBose is First Afro-Latina and First Openly Queer Woman of Color to Win an Oscar

Virginia Isaad
Afro-Latina Ariana DeBose‘s role as Anita in West Side Story marked her first major film starring role and now she’s also celebrating another first after her best supporting Oscar win. During the 94th Academy Awards ceremony DeBose, who is of...
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‘West Side Story’ Star Rachel Zegler Invited to the Oscars After Backlash

Sofía Aguilar
At only 20 years old, Rachel Zegler has already risen to prominence in Hollywood for her critically acclaimed role in Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story as Maria. She is the youngest person in history to receive a Golden...
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‘Encanto’ & ‘West Side Story’ Win Big at Golden Globes 2022

Virginia Isaad
If you feel like you missed the 2022 Golden Globes this year, you didn’t. The awards show didn’t air on TV, instead the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced the winners on Twitter Sunday night, with no media in attendance...
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‘Maria’ Play Follows ‘West Side Story’ Lead Character’s Return to Puerto Rico

Sofía Aguilar
Spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen the play or film If you’re like us and can’t get enough of Steven Spielberg’s new adaptation of West Side Story starring Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, and Rita Moreno, then you’re in luck! Long...
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Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose Call ‘West Side Story’ a Film for Latinxs

Virginia Isaad
Warning: Some spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen either film Roughly the first 10 minutes of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is a scene with no music or dialogue that features the Jets, the gang of white boys, defiling a...
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‘West Side Story’ Remake Authentically Represents Latinidad Unlike Original Film

Sofía Aguilar
Steven Spielberg’s first-ever musical film of his career, West Side Story, brings to life 1950s New York through a more modern lens than the original and with authentic Latinx representation. Starring newcomer Colombian-American Rachel Zegler (María), Ansel Elgort (Tony), Afro-Puerto...
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Rachel Zegler First Latina to Win National Board Review’s Best Actress Since 1998

Sofía Aguilar
Rachel Zegler is a rising star with not one but two major movies coming up: the West Side Story remake and the leading role live-action Snow White. With her leading role as Maria in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film adaptation of...