{"id":149754,"date":"2021-02-04T14:35:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T19:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=149754"},"modified":"2021-02-04T14:35:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T19:35:36","slug":"sundance-review-rita-moreno-just-another-girl-who-decided-to-go-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/sundance-review-rita-moreno-just-another-girl-who-decided-to-go-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Sundance Review: &#8216;Rita Moreno: Just Another Girl Who Decided To Go For It&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 328 485'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rita-moreno-just-a-girl-who-decided-to-go-for-it-poster_50638513256_o-692x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-149755\" width=\"328\" height=\"485\"\/><figcaption>Courtesy of Sundance Institute<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cRita Moreno: Just Another Girl Who Decided To Go For It\u201d<\/strong> premiered on the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> night of the Sundance 2021 Film Festival. The documentary chronicles the life of singer, actress and dancer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001549\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rita Moreno<\/a>. Born in Puerto Rico, Moreno defied humble beginnings and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an\u00a0Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award (the EGOT), and even adding to that, a Peabody Award. Over a seventy-year career, she has paved the way for Hispanic-American performers by refusing to be pigeon holed into one-dimensional stereotypes. <span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Sundance Review: &#8216;Rita Moreno: Just Another Girl Who Decided To Go For It&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe documentary focuses on the courage, transformations, and highs&nbsp;and&nbsp;lows of a brave immigrant woman trying to overcome discrimination, hatred, and&nbsp;humiliation. A woman who when speaking about herself, speaks to and for a lot of us,\u201d said the film\u2019s director <strong>Mariem P\u00e9rez Riera<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI related to all she was saying,\u201d continued Riera. \u201cHer stories about&nbsp;\u2026 the insecurities she felt because of the way others perceived her, the&nbsp;complicated love relationships, and the constant need to work three times harder to&nbsp;prove to others that she is worthy. It was at that moment when I realized that this&nbsp;movie&nbsp;was not just a biographical documentary of Rita\u2019s life, but a story about all the women&nbsp;who feel alone as they struggle to assert themselves in a patriarchal society rooted in&nbsp;white supremacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rita-moreno-just-a-girl-who-decided-to-go-for-it-still-3_50638499771_o-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-149758\"\/><figcaption>photo: West Side Story copyright 1961 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All rights reserved. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The film includes extensive interviews with the spitfire actress as she speaks about women\u2019s inequality and the racial tensions still plaguing the world today. We follow 89-year old Moreno, who is hilarious and quirky, and still has an amazing amount of energy, as she works 10 hour plus days filming the new adaptation of West Side Story, the 1961 musical for which she won an Oscar. She was the first Hispanic actress to win the award.\u00a0One of my favorite films to this day, Moreno speaks of how excited she was to finally portray an intelligent Puerto Rican woman after years of playing Polynesian, Mexican, American Indians or Hispanic maids. But despite winning an Oscar, the studios continued to offer Moreno small stereotypical ethnic roles, ignoring her proven talent. <span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Sundance Review: &#8216;Rita Moreno: Just Another Girl Who Decided To Go For It&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rita-moreno-just-a-girl-who-decided-to-go-for-it-still-2_50638499106_o-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-149757\"\/><figcaption>photo by Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It,\u201d also explores the lesser-known struggles Moreno faced including Hollywood sexism and sexual abuse, a toxic relationship with <strong>Marlon Brando<\/strong>, and an attempted suicide a year before she won her Oscar, showing her incredible resilience and passion for her career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other highlights include interviews with her Hollywood colleagues and dear friends, <strong>Norman Lear<\/strong> (executive producer), <strong>Lin-Manuel Miranda<\/strong> (executive producer), <strong>George Chakiris<\/strong>, <strong>H\u00e9ctor Elizondo<\/strong>, <strong>Gloria&nbsp;Estefan<\/strong>, <strong>Tom Fontana<\/strong>, <strong>Morgan Freeman<\/strong>, <strong>Mitzi&nbsp;Gaynor, Whoopi Goldberg<\/strong>,<strong> Eva&nbsp;Longoria<\/strong>, <strong>Justina Machado<\/strong>, <strong>Terrence McNally<\/strong> and<strong> Karen<\/strong> <strong>Olivo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I enjoyed watching this documentary, however, I am bias because Moreno is one of my favorite actresses after seeing her sing, dance and act in the film West Side Story. Moreno, at 89, is a joy to watch and listen to. She is still sharp and witty and just the kind of lady I\u2019d only hope to be at 89.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rita-moreno-just-a-girl-who-decided-to-go-for-it-still-1_50638582437_o-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-149756\"\/><figcaption>Courtesy of Sundance Institute<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite moments in Moreno\u2019s career are her portrayal of the character Louise in <strong>Mike Nichol\u2019s<\/strong> dramedy Carnal Knowledge (1971) and, my most memorable, Milly the Helper in the children\u2019s TV show \u201cThe Electric Company (1971),\u201d for which she won a Grammy for the album \u201cThe Electric Company.\u201d And of course, her role as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo in the gritty HBO prison drama Oz (1997 \u2013 2003).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreno continues to work steadily on television, in film and on the stage. 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