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Rita Moreno sits down with Hoda Kotb for NBC’s tv special
Rita Moreno makes history at Oscars© GettyImages

Legendary actress Rita Moreno reflects on the impact of becoming the first Latina to win an Oscar

The full interview is set to be premiered as part of the NBC’s primetime special, Inspiring America: the 2022 Inspiration List

Shirley Gomez
Senior Writer
MAY 5, 2022 10:49 AM EDT

Legendary actress, singer, and dancer Rita Moreno sat down with the TODAY Show’s Hoda Kotb to reflect on the impact of becoming the first Latina to win an Oscar over 60 years ago for her role as Anita in West Side Story.

Rita Moreno and Rock Hudson at the Oscars© GettyImages
Rita Moreno tearfully accepts her Oscar for best ing actress for her role in the 1961 film West Side Story at the 34th Academy Awards, held on April 9, 1962.

“People [were] yelling out the windows, ‘She did it! She did it!’ And, you know, as a friend of mine said, what they were really saying was, ‘We did it,’” Moreno shared in the interview, set to be premiered as part of the NBC’s primetime special, Inspiring America: the 2022 Inspiration List, airing Saturday, May 7.

“I had chills from everything she’s been through,” Kotb stated. “She’s an icon.”

Moreno is also the first and only Latina to have an Oscar, Tony, Grammy, and Emmy. Moreno has starred in multiple movies and shows on Broadway and London’s West End for more than seven decades.

Rita Moreno Reflects On Being First Latina To Win An Oscar

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