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Rita Moreno is super “excited” about the upcoming West Side Story movie from director Steven Spielberg!

The acclaimed actress, who won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for playing Anita in the 1961 version of West Side Story, will return for the remake as an executive producer and different role: Valentina, a re-conceived and expanded version of the character of Doc, the owner of the corner store in which Tony works.

While making an appearance on Busy Philipps‘ Busy Tonight on Thursday (March 7) alongside her One Day at a Time co-star Justina Machado and writer Gloria Calderon Kellett, Rita said she is “beside myself” about appearing in the movie musical. “I’m so excited!”

“Here’s what’s really important,” Rita added. “All the Latinos are actually going to be Latino.” Watch the complete interview below!

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Isabella Gomez leans in to plant a kiss on co-star Marcel Ruiz‘s cheek at the season three premiere of their Netflix series One Day at a Time!

The co-stars teamed up for the event held at Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE Stadium 14 on Thursday (February 7) in Los Angeles.

They were joined by their castmates Justina Machado, Rita Moreno, Todd Grinnell, Stephen Tobolowsky, India de Beaufort, Nicky Endres, Santina Muha, Eric Nenninger, Sheridan Pierce, Tony Plana, Alex Quijano, and Ed Quinn.

Cobie Smulders, Taran Killam, Jake Borelli, and Jeanine Mason also stepped out to show their support.

The comedy series follows three generations of the same Cuban-American family living in the same house: a newly divorced former military mother, her teenage daughter and tween son, and her old-school mother.

Season three of One Day at a Time premieres on the streaming service TODAY – be sure to check it out!

FYI: Todd is wearing Ted Baker with Kenneth Cole boots.

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Rachel Bloom was shimmering on the blue carpet at the 2019 Critics’ Choice Awards!

The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend actress stepped out at the event on Sunday afternoon (January 13) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.

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She was also joined by Justina Machado and Allison Janney, who were all nominated in the TV Best Actress category.

They were also joined at the event by TV Best Supporting Actress nominees Annie Potts, Miriam Shor and Rita Moreno.

Make sure to tune in TONIGHT for the Critics’ Choice Awards, which will air on The CW at 7pm EST. The show honors the best in both movies and television.

FYI: Rachel is wearing a J Mendel dress, Beladora jewelry, Nicholas Kirkwood shoes and carrying a Tyler Ellis clutch. Justina is wearing a J Mendel dress, Jimmy Choo shoes, Dena Kemp jewels and carrying a Tyler Ellis clutch. Allison is wearing Alberta Ferretti with Sarah Flint heels, Neil Lane jewelry and carrying a Jimmy Choo clutch. Miriam is wearing a Julien McDonald dress, Stuart Weitzman shoes, Jacob jewelry and carrying a Hunting Season bag. Annie is wearing Jovani.

Lin-Manuel Miranda just received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!

The 38-year-old actor stepped out for the ceremony on Friday (November 30) in Hollywood, Calif.

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Lin-Manuel was joined at the event by his family, including wife Vanessa Nadal, and received touching tributes from Rita Moreno and Weird Al.

“Here’s the thing about these Hollywood Stars – they’re permanent and I have realized on my way here, that there’s no small part of my work that is about legacy. Hamilton talks about it a lot. ‘What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see!’ Well, we get to see this star every day!” Lin-Manuel said during the ceremony.

Watch Lin-Manuel‘s entire Walk of Fame ceremony below…

Rita Moreno is revisiting her iconic film!

The acclaimed actress, who won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for playing Anita in the 1961 version of West Side Story, will return for the Steven Spielberg-directed remake, Deadline confirmed on Tuesday (November 27).

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In addition, Rita will be an executive producer of the upcoming adaptation of the Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim lyric musical.

However, she will playing a different role: in the new movie, she will play Valentina, a re-conceived and expanded version of the character of Doc, the owner of the corner store in which Tony works.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I see myself revisiting this seminal work. And to be asked by Steven Spielberg to participate is simply thrilling! Then to work together with the brilliant playwright, Tony Kushner – what a glorious stew! I am tingling!” she said.

“From our earliest discussions, we wanted to include Rita Moreno in our production. Her Anita is one of the greatest musical performances ever filmed, and a personal favorite of mine. We created an original role for her, and we feel beyond fortunate that Rita will bring her extraordinary gifts as an actress, as well as her deep understanding of West Side Story to this production as an executive producer,” said Steven.

Filming for West Side Story is set to begin in the summer of 2019.

Eva Longoria, America Ferrera and Constance Wu hit the red carpet in style while attending ACLU’s 2018 Bill Of Rights Dinner held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on Sunday (November 11) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The three ladies were joined by Alyssa Milano and her husband Dave Bugliari, Jennifer Hudson, Rita Moreno, Laurence Fishburne, Justina Machado, Diane Warren and Mike Farrell at the event held in support of the ACLU, which defends the fundamental rights outlined in the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Jennifer served as the special musical performer of the night while Eva, Constance, Rita were honored for their activism.

FYI: Constance is wearing a Coach dress, Judith Leiber clutch and Le Vian Jewelry.

Rita Moreno has joined the cast of the upcoming movie musical In the Heights!

The legendary actress, who won an Oscar for playing Anita in West Side Story, will play Abuela Claudia.

In the Heights marked the Broadway debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda. He wrote and starred in the Tony-winning musical. His role of Usnavi will be played by his Hamilton co-star Anthony Ramos.

In the Heights “centers on a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune,” according to THR.