Rita Moreno: Hollywood's First PEGOT Latina

The frustration of being typecast in #Hollywood pushed actress Rita Moreno to shove open doors in other fields of entertainment in the 1960s and 1970s. Although she was an accomplished, Academy-Award-winning star, it was not enough to change the film industry's portrayals of people of color. But Moreno persevered and went on to become one of the world's most decorated entertainers and one of only three people to ever hold the title of #PEGOT.
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