She decided one day when she heard that a documentary was going to be done about my life, she went to Brent Miller, one of our producers and Norman Lear’s (producing) partner, and said, “I would like to be considered.” They said, “Great. Of course, being the mother of the young man who plays my grandson helped a great deal because I had a great relationship with him. For one thing, on her behalf I’ll say this, she had been studying me for months doing the series “One Day at a Time,” so she got to know me very well, simply from observation. The reason Mariem was chosen as the director is really very simple. How did everyone involved know that she was the right person to helm the documentary project? In addition to being the director of the documentary, Mariem Riera is also the mother of Marcel Ruiz, one of your “One Day at a Time” co-stars. But you can be sure that everything I said in this wonderful documentary - by the way, I think it’s marvelous - is absolutely the truth. I did not want to pull any punches whatsoever and I paid the price because I was asked very serious and difficult questions. It’s important to know, for the viewers, that I made a promise to myself, once I decided I was going to take part in the documentary, that I would be as truthful as I could possibly be. Except to say that there’s a lot more detail in this. During the 10 years in between, you have continued to be a hard-working actor – appearing in movies as well as sitcoms such as “Jane The Virgin,” “Happily Divorced” and, of course, Norman Lear’s “One Day at a Time.” Would it be fair to say that the documentary is a kind of visual extension and update of the book?Īctually, it is a kind of visual extension, and definitely (an) update of the book. Rita, in 2011, your book “Rita Moreno: A Memoir” was published and now, in 2021, the documentary “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It” is being released. Rita Moreno stars in “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.” Rita was gracious enough to answer a few questions in advance of the release of the documentary. Revelatory and celebratory, Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It features Rita Moreno front and center, telling her story as only she can. The documentary “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It” (Roadside Attractions), is being released in June 2021. In December 2021, Moreno will be playing Valentina, a role written especially for her, in Steven Spielberg’s big-screen remake of “West Side Story.” If you can’t wait to see her until then, you are in luck. The recipient of two Emmy Awards (for The Rockford Files and The Muppet Show), a Grammy Award (for The Electric Company cast album), an Oscar (West Side Story) and a Tony (The Ritz), Rita Moreno shows no signs of slowing down at 89. How fortunate are we to be alive at the same time as Rita Moreno? Groundbreaking actress, writer, activist, dancer, mother, singer, feminist, Latina and EGOT. Rita Moreno in the film “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.”
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