Moreno talks Hollywood at charity luncheon
by The Daily Eye Team February 22 2014, 11:39 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 37 secsLegendary actress, singer and dancer Rita Moreno was in Tampa on Thursday as Keynote Speaker for the Philanthropic Women of St. Joseph’s sixth annual luncheon.
Wearing a three-piece black-and white Pant ensemble, Moreno charmed the sold-out crowd with nuggets from her first memoir, “Rita Moreno.”
The stunning 82-year-old shared tidbits about her storied acting career, her Broadway debut at age 13, and signing a contract with MGM Studios.
She was called a “Spanish Elizabeth Taylor ” by studio executives.Moreno went on to star in films such as “The King and I” and West Side Story, ” for which she became the first Hispanic to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress , in 1969