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Chita Rivera

Born

in Washington D.C., The United States

January 23, 1933

Died

January 30, 2024

Genre

Memoir

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Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero Anderson[a] (January 23, 1933 – January 30, 2024), known professionally as Chita Rivera, was an American actress, singer, and dancer. Rivera received numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, and a Drama League Award. She was the first Latina and the first Latino American to receive a Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. She won the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2018.

After making her Broadway debut as a dancer in Guys and Dolls (1950), she went on to originate roles in Broadway musicals such as Anita in West Side Story (1957), Velma Kelly in Chicago (1975), and the title role in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). She was a ten-time ...more

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	Chita: A Memoir – The Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient's Broadway Legacy of Legendary Roles and Trailblazing Impact 4.16 avg rating — 722 ratings — published 2023 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Movement at the Still Point: An Ode to Dance by Chita Rivera (Foreword), Mark Mann (Goodreads Author) (Photographer) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chita Lib/E by Chita Rivera (Narrator), Patrick Pacheco (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Movement at the Still Point: An Ode to Dance by Mark Mann (Goodreads Author) (Photographer), Chita Rivera (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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