Rita Moreno was born Rosa Dolores Alvero Marcano on December 11, 1931. She is a Puerto Rican actress, singer, and dancer.
She is renowned for her work in a range of film, television, and theatrical projects. Her illustrious career in the entertainment industry spans more than seven decades.
Soon after arriving in New York, Moreno began taking dance lessons from “Paco Cansino,” a Spanish dancer who happened to be Rita Hayworth, a well-known actress,’ paternal uncle. When she was only 11 years old, she did voices for American film adaptations in Spanish.
Hollywood talent scouts became interested in her after she earned her first Broadway role as “Angelina” in Skydrift when she was just 13 years old.
Moreno asserted that her agent sexually assaulted her when she was a teen performer.
Does Rita Moreno have a son?
No, her only child is Fernanda Luisa Gordon. Moreno’s film career began in the closing years of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Moreno and her mother moved to a Culver City “cottage” to be close to MGM.
