Rita Moreno almost never won the Oscar for the role of Anita in “West Side Story.” In an interview for ABC News’ “20/20” special “Something’s Coming: West Side Story,” the actress, according to Insider, divulged she nearly quit the production due to offensive lyrics. In the song “America,” which is an argument between Anita’s character…
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Rita Moreno nearly quit ‘West Side Story’ in 1961: ‘It felt horrible’
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