Most recently, you could have seen Rita Moreno in the Netflix/Pop sitcom One Day at a Time, but unfortunately, the show was canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic (via Screen Rant). But Moreno still has some big projects coming up. This summer, a documentary about Moreno's life will be coming to movie theaters, according to Deadline. Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, will debut in theaters June 18. The doc covers Moreno's decades-long career and all the struggles she's faced along the way.
It was Roadhouse Attractions that actually acquired the rights to the film, and Moreno was excited about the acquisition saying, "I'm so pleased for [their] commitment to my story and especially for making it available to a broader audience." But her doc won't be the only film Moreno will be appearing in this year. The 1961 West Side Story actress will also be in the upcoming 2021 remake by Steven Spielberg. In the upcoming version, Moreno will be playing a new character, Valentina, per Vanity Fair. When talking about the film, Moreno said that both Spielberg and playwright Tony Kushner did a great job "trying to fix and ameliorate" some of the problems with the original film, and she thinks "they have done an incredible job."
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