Rita Moreno became the first Hispanic woman to win an Academy Award for West Side Story — and almost nobody talks about what it took to get there. A suicide attempt after Marlon Brando. Years of being offered nothing but stereotyped roles because studios couldn't see past her ethnicity. And then, decades later, becoming the only EGOT winner of her generation.
full story is up on the channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYEe3fvh0LA&t=12s










