Rita Moreno & West Side Story

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
Puerto Rico Puerto Rican New York youth stereotypes gangs Rita Moreno West Side Story actors Academy Awards 1950s 1961 U.S. history civil rights Latino Latino Americans American Latinos Hispanic women's history Latina Latinas
Subjects
Civic Education History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Rita Moreno & West Side Story

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the smash hit West Side Story sets the story of Romeo & Juliet in the contemporary context of street gang turf wars. It's a double-edged sword that reinforces stereotypes about Puerto Rican youth but also catapults a young Rita Moreno toward the highest honors in Hollywood. 
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PBS Learning Media

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