“I'm still advocating ... I'm going to press for the vote — the Latino vote — when the time comes, because I think it's going to make a great difference. I think we just have to make the people believe that their vote does make a difference.”— Rita Moreno, npr.orgTagged: Melting Pot, America, nation of immigrants, American Dream, Diversity
“What I say to my gente [people] is to hang on, and to remember who they are, be proud of who they are, and keep talking. And keep complaining, and just don't ever — don't give up. That's always been my motto anyway. My motto has always been 'persevere' — perseverancia. And that's what we need to do.”— Rita Moreno, npr.orgTagged: Melting Pot, Diversity, Latino Vote, oscars, Latina Actresses
“I had won two major awards for West Side Story — I had won the Oscar and a Golden Globe — and fully believing that I was going to get a lot of work from then on and everything was going to be just rosy. And the opposite happened — I couldn't get a job to save my life. There were a few offers, but th…”— Rita Moreno, npr.orgTagged: Melting Pot, Diversity, Latino Vote, oscars, Latina Actresses