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Chita Rivera
Born 1933-01-23Washington, D.C., USA
Chita Rivera was an American actress, singer, and dancer who became a musical theater icon. Born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, she won two Tony Awards for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her roles in The Rink (1984) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). Rivera achieved stardom for her performance as Anita in the original Broadway production of West Side Story, a role she reprised in London.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Dick Van Dyke: 100th CelebrationSelf (archive footage)Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True StorySelfStudio One ForeverSelfCelebrating 50 Years of Broadway's BestSelfReopening: The Broadway RevivalSelfSomething's Coming: West Side StorySelftick, tick... BOOM!"Sunday" Legend #13Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelfUprooted: The Journey of Jazz DanceSelfChita: A Legendary CelebrationSelfAmy's Victory DanceSelfMaurice Hines: Bring Them BackSelfMerely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen VerdonSelfWaiting in the Wings: Still WaitingBroadway DivaEvery Act of LifeSelfBathtubs Over BroadwaySelfWest Side Stories: The Making of a ClassicSelfChita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To DoSelfPrivate Screenings: Robert OsborneSelfA Place for Us: West Side Story's LegacySelfKalamazoo?GianninaBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsSpider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)Broadway's Lost TreasuresHost (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf