Who Is Rita Moreno?

G. M. Taboas Zayas (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

112 Seiten

2026
Penguin Workshop (Verlag)
9780593891056 (ISBN)

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How did a girl growing up near the rainforests of Puerto Rico become a Hollywood star and the first Puerto Rican woman to win an Academy Award? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library!

Before she was Rita Moreno, Rosita Dolores Alverío emigrated to New York City from Puerto Rico with her mother when she was five years old. With a talent for dancing and performing, she started her career on the stage at age nine. By the time she was thirteen, Rita made her Broadway debut! Best known for her role in West Side Story, Rita became the first Puerto Rican woman to win an Academy Award and eventually the first Latina woman in history to win an EGOT, all four of the major entertainment awards.

After thriving in Hollywood and on Broadway, Rita found joy in children’s television, and became a regular cast member with The Electric Company and a guest star on The Muppets. While sharing her love for music, dancing, and performing, she also focused on political activism in the 1960s, supporting Martin Luther King Jr. and the idea that by working together, change can be made for the better. Learn all about the career and life of the inspirational Hollywood and Broadway star Rita Moreno in this biography for young readers!

G. M. Taboas Zayas is a writer and editor living in New York City. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, she is an MFA graduate who writes young adult fantasy and horror and loves chocolate, not-too-scary movies, and cartoons.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.4.2026
Reihe/Serie	Who Was?
Illustrationen	Tim Foley
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 194 mm
Gewicht	240 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Kunst / Musik
ISBN-13	9780593891056 / 9780593891056
Zustand	Neuware