46K views · 4K reactions | See Rita Moreno's Oscar-winning performance as Anita when the original WEST SIDE STORY ('61) comes back to theaters on November 28 and December 1st. For tickets and showtimes click here: https://myt.cm/WSS60 #TCMBigScreen | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

Star of the Month Rita Moreno shares her emotional experience making WEST SIDE STORY ('61) and reflects on returning to the narrative 60 years later in director Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning adaptation in 2021. See the film tomorrow night at 8pm ET as we celebrate Moreno every Thursday night this month. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

A look back at Rock Hudson presenting Rita Moreno the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "West Side Story" at the 34th #Oscars in 1962. | The Academy

Puerto Rican actor Rita Moreno describes how the new West Side Story improves on the faults of the 1961 classic — in which she played Anita — and why she said "yes" to a role in Steven Spielberg's remake. | CBC News

Puerto Rican actress Rita Moreno made history at the 34th Academy Awards as the first Latina to win an Oscar (Best Supporting Actress) for her take as the no-nonsense Anita in ‘West Side Story.’ West Side Story' won 10 Oscars (of its 11 nominations), including Best Picture, breaking a record for the number of awards won by a musical. Rita, when asked about her experience playing Anita, said that “the fact that there was a person playing a puertorriqueña in a huge, successful musical was enough f