West Side Story Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
25th April 2014
Fact: West Side Story actress Rita Moreno is set to be honoured with a lifetime achievement prize from U.S. magazine People En Espanol. Ricky Martin will present her with the accolade at a special ceremony next month (May14). It's the second big prize Moreno has picked up in 2014 - she was awarded the 50th Lifetime Achievement Award at the Screen Actors Guild prizegiving in January (14).
19th March 2009
Fact: Jennifer Lopez has recreated Rita Moreno's sassy role as ANITA from classic movie musical West Side Story for a new Vanity Fair photospread. She tells the magazine she watched the film 37 times while she was growing up.
16th September 2007
Quote: "West Side Story, CHURCH FOR THUGS, HIGHER, SPECIAL, HOW WE DO and HATE IT OR LOVE IT were records that were left on the side because I knew they were still hit records, so I kept them. Then that project came along and I was like, 'Here's your life!'" 50 Cent claims songs he gave to rap rival The Game for his breakthrough album THE DOCUMENTARY were cast-offs.
27th October 2006
Fact: West Side Story star Rita Moreno has signed on to play VINCENT D'ONOFRIO's mother in upcoming episodes of TV drama LAW + ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT.
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