![]() Why can’t I be my color?’ He actually said to me - you won’t believe this - ‘What are you racist?'” You’d see my skin under and I’d say, ‘I hate this makeup. I remember saying to the makeup man in absolute frustration, because it kept streaking, because it was so dark. “Even the makeup, if you’re this color, then you’ll be this color,” she explained about Spielberg’s adaption. The 89-year-old actress said that seeing DeBose take over her original role of Anita, representing for Afro-Latinas, was “fabulous.” Rita Moreno, who stars as store owner Valentina in the 2021 reboot, also gushed about DeBose’s performance. And that it’s okay to make demands and dazzle.” The 20-year-old actress, who is of Colombian descent, explained, “I think young people being able to see Ariana DeBose being such a powerhouse, as a Black Latina, is going to be so huge for young Black Latinos all around the world to know that their dreams are not far-fetched. Rachel Zegler, who stars as Maria in the 2021 adaption, piggy-backed off Spielberg’s comments. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for 20th Century Studios) Ariana DeBose, Steven Spielberg, and Rachel Zegler attend the New York premiere of West Side Story on Novemin New York City. ![]() In response to those comments, Spielberg explained, “We have 20 Puerto Rican actors, both Nuyoricans and Puerto Ricans, in our movie - in front of the cameras and a lot more behind the scenes,” adding that DeBose “dazzles” in her role of Anita. There are some fans who argue that the 2021 movie musical should have cast only Puerto Rican-identifying actors as Sharks, and included more Afro-Latinx diversity, particularly when it comes to skin tone. ![]() Spielberg’s adaptation hasn’t avoided its own criticism, however. He continued, “I just hope the same way Rita Moreno appearing as Anita - the only Latina in West Side Story in 1961 in a significant major role - opened up a lot of doors after that, hopefully we get to open up a lot of doors after our film.” “There were some wonderful singers and performers that came in who weren’t Latinx, even some wonderful Hispanic singers, I needed this to be in complete deference and respect to Puerto Rico.” ![]() “The authenticity would not have been possible without the mandate, which I placed down on the whole company, that every single Shark, boy and girl, must be Latinx - certainly descendant from Latinx countries,” Spielberg explained. Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace say Afro-Latinx diversity in ‘In The Heights’ is ‘just the beginning’ ![]()
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