Talk:Rita Moreno

"I noticed a picture with an incorrect description of Rita Moreno's brother, who was left behind in Puerto Rico by her mother in the village of Junco. I have collected a lot of footage of her family who still live in Puerto Rico. Unfortunately, there have been changes and discrepancies in the description of the little boy who was left behind, but we have worked with a private investigator and other people to piece together the story. If you have evidence that contradicts the current description of Rita Moreno's family history, it's important to share it with relevant parties, such as producers or people involved. However, it's important to approach the situation with sensitivity and respect for the people involved,

NPOV

I put in a NPOV tag because of the wording of several sentences. - Ted Wilkes 16:10, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Jewish

I saw her on the Today show where she was making fun of herself for killing herself and having a bad death - and said, almost verbatim "That's all right, it's a long walk for an old Jamaican Jewish lady." Since I can't find out any information that says she was born Jewish, I have to assume she converted - probably due to her marrying a Jew. But how on earth do I cite a television show as proof? FlaviaR (talk) 07:45, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

In all probability, she converted to Judaism upon marring a Jew. Elizabeth Taylor did the same thing when she married Michael Todd and Eddie Fisher as did Marilyn Monroe when she married Arthur Miller. Converting to Judaism upon marriage is nothing more than a token gesture to the Jewish Husband. Upon divorce, is the married Lady still a Jew? It is "Much Ado About Nothing"! Spenser - The Unknown (talk) 13:28, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Well, there's a lot of assumption, which butts hard against reality. Moreno has referred to herself as Jewish because she suspects she descended from Marranos. Converting to Judaism when marrying a Jew is for many more than a token gesture (says the son of a woman who converted not out of any request or desire of her husband-to-be). And yes, upon divorce a woman who converted at time of marriage would still be a Jew, until she takes steps otherwise. -- Nat Gertler (talk)

Magic School Bus

I'd like to suggest a request for Rita Moreno In the Television section, someone should add that she gave her voice to the infamous kids tv show The Magic School Bus (TV series) in 1994 in the episode "The Busasaurus" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jihef1984 (talk • contribs) 04:37, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

EGOT

article says she is the first actress and first hispanic, but she is actually the second actress and first hispanic, to get all four awards.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGOT

CptnHadock (talk) 20:37, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Helen Hayes was the first actress to win all four awards - winning a Grammy in 1976. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.235.217.63 (talk) 23:48, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Pending changes

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Please update the Queue page as appropriate.

Note that I am not involved in this project any much more than any other editor, just posting these notes since it is quite a big change, potentially

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Challenges

{{Edit semi-protected}} I would like to request a change to be made under the 'Early Career' heading of the Rita Moreno article in order to include the challenges she faced as a Hispanic actress. I would like to add the following:

At the early stages of her career, Moreno came across various racial challenges – most evidently the stereotype of the “sexpot” cast among Hispanic actresses. During the early decades of Hollywood, Latinas were exploited for their beauty and sexuality, typecasting them as ‘spitfires’ in the industry. In March of 1954, Moreno was featured on the cover of Life Magazine with a caption reading “Rita Moreno: An Actresses' Catalog of Sex and Innocence.” This stereotype remained glued to the actress for decades as she continued to be offered demeaning and ‘exotic’ roles, such as Chanthini in Father Knows Best. It wasn’t until 1962, when she won her first Oscar for the role of Anita in West Side Story, that Moreno’s career took a turn. The award gave her the confidence to refuse degrading roles and with that confidence she established herself as a serious and successful entertainer, snatching all the big awards along the way – Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Oscar. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nabizzlekhan (talk • contribs)

• Since none of this is common knowledge, you need citations from reliabel sources to back all that. Mercy11 (talk) 02:19, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. -Atmoz (talk) 15:47, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

• I added content similar to what Nabizzlekhan requested, quoting Moreno from a 2008 Miami Herald interview. I put this material (except the Life cover) in the "West Side Story" section which I changed to "West Side Story and Its Aftermath" David Couch (talk) 19:12, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Puerto Rican Dancer and Singer?

Article states Moreno came to New York at age 5. Was she not an American citizen by birth in Puerto Rico? And failing that, for I don't know the status of Puerto Rico 80 years ago,did she not become an American citizen? If the answer is yes to either, why didn't the article address her as a Puerto Rican/American performer? Or merely as an American? Could have it been for fear of offending a certain group? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Luvbach1 (talk • contribs) 03:28, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

• Guess what? There is a Puerto Rican citizenship. Puerto Ricans are born with both a "limited" US citizenship and the Puerto Rican citizenship. When the United States imposed US citizenship upon the people of Puerto Rico in 1917 (imposed because Puerto Ricans did not ask for it nor had any say in the matter. As a matter of fact the Puerto Rican House of Delegates rejected it) it was a limited citizenship without the same rights as the regular stateside citizens. Puerto Ricans were not required to renounce their Puerto Rican citizenship and continue to have it. Therefore Moreno is a Puerto Rican/American. Tony the Marine (talk) 15:00, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Appearance in The Guardian tv show

Rita Moreno appeared on the television show, The Guardian, as Caroline Novak, mother of Lulu (Louise Archer played by Wendy Moniz) for three episodes in 2003. 74.72.5.100 (talk) 02:45, 1 November 2012 (UTC)Jo-Ann Demas, demasjoann@yahoo.com

• Be bold and feel free to add it to the article as long as you include the proper reliable and verifiable references. Do not post Wikipedia as a reference because Wikipedia can be edited by anyone and therefore, is not considered to be a reliable source. Tony the Marine (talk) 03:46, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

References

Her Current Age

She is now 81 years old, it still says age 80. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.237.34.211 (talk) 12:24, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

Incorrect Spelling of Surname

I saw her this morning (04/10/13) on the Tavis Smiley Show, and she clearly pronounced her birth name multiple times as Alverio (accent on the second syllable). Therefore, the spelling "Alverío" (accent mark over the "i") in the article's right column is in error. 71.223.50.117 (talk) 08:31, 10 April 2013 (UTC)KentonBrown

Missing films in her Filmography (Television)

Filmography Television Zorro (Walt Disney's TV Series) El Bandido (1960) - Role: Chulita Adios El Cuchillo (1960) - Role: Chulita

Trackdown (Season 2, Episode 22) The Samaritan (1959) - Role: Tina — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:C42F:A90:6968:F17F:2860:DC77 (talk) 21:13, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

She also did The Carol Burnett Show. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.125.200.175 (talk) 00:15, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Edit request on 21 October 2013

174.22.181.153 (talk) 17:01, 21 October 2013 (UTC) Rita is not the only Hispanic to win an Academy award. Anthony Quinn won two. You might coorect your article.

 Denied Read carefully. It states that she is the only Hispanic to win all "four major awards", which includes the Academy (Oscar), Emmy, Tony and Grammy. The first Hispanic and as a matter of fact Puerto Rican to win the Academy award was Jose Ferrer.

• I have to apologize, the introduction of the article did not make it clear that she was the only Hispanic to win all four major awards. Thanks to your observation, I went and fixed the situation. Tony the Marine (talk) 20:11, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Guest Appearance on Jane The Virgin

Rita Moreno guest appeared on episode 18 of the television series Jane the Virgin, which aired on April 13, 2015. She played Liliana, Rogelio's equally vain and shallow mother. 173.224.93.6 (talk) 13:24, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Abuelita Yolie

This is the full name of her grandmother character in Nina's World it gets mentions in Nina's First Sleepover by Chelsea. 184.145.18.50 (talk) 20:36, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Dancer

I'll make the point here. When young, she was mainly or equally regarded as a dancer and actor. Anyone who was preferred to Chita Rivera in the West Side Story film would have to be a good dancer, and she was. Therefore it deserves equal mention in the intro. Macdonald-ross (talk) 15:52, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

Awards section detail

Suggest revising "Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, 1977" to read "Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, 1977 (for The Muppet Show, Episode 5) Source: http://www.muppetcentral.com/guides/episodes/tms/season1/5_moreno.shtml

Tiger76ba Tiger76ba (talk) 13:47, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

• Good suggestion! Here is an idea, try your hand in the revision. Just remember to include and cite the reliable sources. If you need any advice or help, let me know and if I can I will be then happy to do so. Tony the Marine (talk) 23:27, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

Possibly false quotation

It is surprising that she, as a Hollywood celebrity, said that "...President Donald Trump was more than, 'a bit of a fool. ' " Is that a valid quote? It is taken from a blog called "thehill.com" and may not be true.173.72.115.153 (talk) 20:14, 6 September 2018 (UTC)De Mikeal Tibbetts

• True. Thank you for bringing this up. I removed the statement which was posted and came from a "blog" and not from a reliable source. Besides the article is not a political forum. Tony the Marine (talk) 20:37, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

User:NatGertler, reverted my removal because he claims that the "blog" in itself is a reliable source. I trust his judgement therefore, I' ll let it be. Tony the Marine (talk) 23:35, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Just to be clear, even though The Hill is commonly used as a DC-related news source, I verified at WP:RSN that it was considered reliable, and it was cited repeatedly as reliable. The only caveat were things that were labeled "contributor blogs", which this was not. --Nat Gertler (talk) 05:47, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

Just a note, The Hill is a weekly print newspaper covering Capitol Hill in DC.71.230.16.111 (talk) 02:48, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

1952 presidential election

change ((1952 presidential election)) to ((United States presidential election, 1952|1952 presidential election))

Valley Stream, Long Island

Under "Early life," it should be noted that Moreno spent her teen years growing up in Valley Stream, New York, as per both her autobiography here and per her interview with the Long Island paper Newsday, at "Rita Moreno meets fans in Huntington" by Daniel Bubbeo, March 5, 2013. --2604:2000:1382:C5DD:45DD:64E8:EBF8:20FC (talk) 21:30, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

 Done I couldn't find this in the Google books autobiography, as the search function seemed to be highlighting irrelevant things. If you could provide a page number, that is a much better source than the news article I used. A2soup (talk) 07:03, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Removal of nationality section in Infobox

With this edit, I removed the nationality section from the Infobox on this BLP. Because it listed her as "Puerto Rican-American" - which ignores the obvious redundancy that Puerto Rico is in America. We would obviously not list a "District of Columbian-American," or a "United States Virgin Islander-American." As an encyclopedia, we should not, even inadvertently, be reinforcing the incorrect notion that Puerto Ricans, unlike others who may come to the U.S. from Spanish-speaking countries, are not already natural born Americans. X4n6 (talk) 08:13, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

I am sorry, but you are wrong. First of all where did you get the idea that Puerto Rico is in "America"? As a matter of fact Puerto Rico is not even part of America (United States that is). According to the United States Supreme Court, Puerto Rico "belongs" to but "is not" part of the United States..

Puerto Rican citizenship was first legislated by the United States Congress in Article 7 of the Foraker Act of 1900 and later recognized in the Constitution of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican citizenship existed before the U.S. takeover of the islands of Puerto Rico and continued afterwards.

You can cite the "Natural-born-citizen" clause; however the citizenship which Puerto Ricans received On March 2, 1917, when the Jones–Shafroth Act was signed, was and still is with limitations, unlike that that the natural-born stateside citizens enjoy. The signing of the act collectively made Puerto Ricans United States citizens without rescinding their Puerto Rican citizenship. In 1922, the U.S. Supreme court in the case of Balzac v. Porto Rico ruled that the full protection and rights of the U.S constitution do not apply to residents of Puerto Rico until they come to reside in the United States proper.

On November 17, 1997, Governor Pedro Rosselló signed Law 132 amending Puerto Rico's Political Code. The law states "Every person who possesses the nationality and is a citizen of the United States and resides within the jurisdiction of the territory of Puerto Rico shall be a citizen of Puerto Rico". According to Judge Juan R. Torruella (U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit), Puerto Ricans born in Puerto Rico, especially those who continue to reside in Puerto Rico, are not truly U.S. citizens in the full constitutional and legal sense. And for Professor Rogers Smith (University of Pennsylvania), the Jones Act created a form of U.S. citizenship for Puerto Ricans that is constitutionally “second-class” in all of citizenship’s most important legal dimensions.

Once again, in 1989, John H. Killian from the Congressional Research Service, stated that persons born in Puerto Rico acquired their U.S. citizenship under the terms of the Jones Act of 1917. He then proceeded to argue that the Insular Cases established that Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory, belonged to, but was not part of the United States. It followed that persons born in Puerto Rico were not born in the United States for purposes of the "Birthright Citizenship Clause" of the 14th Amendment.

Citing the precedent established in Rogers v. Bellei, 401 U.S. 815 (1971), Killian reasoned, that because Puerto Rico was not located in the United States, persons born in the island were not born or naturalized in the United States and consequently their citizenship was statutory rather than constitutional. Thus, Killian concluded, if Puerto Rico became a sovereign nation, Congress could enact legislation that unilaterally expatriated any person born in Puerto Rico. Stated differently, island-born Puerto Ricans’ citizenship was linked to the island’s political status.

Finally, in order for the people who are born in Puerto Rico to be considered full American citizens, Puerto Rico must become a state of the union and an amendment to the US Constitution would have to be made granting full citizenship to it's residents without any limitations. Therefore the fact remains that Rita Moreno, is a "Puerto Rican Citizen, since she was born in Puerto Rico and an American citizen with limited rights, if she returned to Puerto Rico. She is a Puerto Rican-American. If Puerto Rico became an independent nation, then she and all Puerto Ricans born in the island would have the choice of renouncing their Puerto Rican citizenship and accepting US Citizenship by pledging allegiance to the U.S. or renouncing their US Citizenship and remaining citizens pf Puerto Rico.And yes, the hundreds of articles which I have written, plus the recognition's which I have received are a testimony to the fact that I know that this is an encyclopedia and what it is expected as such. Tony the Marine (talk) 02:57, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

@Marine 69-71: Thank you for your expansive and thoughtful response. I have carefully reviewed and considered it and noted several areas which I find to be problematic as it appears you have conflated several separate issues here. So let's start at the beginning.

I originally noted that since Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, by definition, it is a part of the U.S. More on that below. Hence, it is inaccurate to refer to its natural born citizens in the same way as you would hyphenate naturalized U.S. citizens originating from foreign countries. I argued specifically, that it was therefore redundant to list their nationality as anything more than "American." That was basically the entire scope of my original comment.

In response, you made several arguments. First, you took issue with the notion that "Puerto Rico is in 'America'." Why you placed America in quotations was not explained. But you further wrote:

First of all where did you get the idea that Puerto Rico is in "America"? As a matter of fact Puerto Rico is not even part of America (United States that is). According to the United States Supreme Court, Puerto Rico "belongs" to but "is not" part of the United States.[1].

The problem with your link is that it was not to a direct Supreme Court ruling which clearly said that. It was just to an opinion piece written by two Duke University Law professors and originally published in The Yale Journal of International Law. I did not check to see if the article had been peer-reviewed, but if it had, others would very likely have pointed out that the authors had cherry-picked a few words from the Court's decision. What's more, they had taken those words entirely out of context to make the editorial point they wanted to make. As you can see by reviewing the actual Supreme Court ruling in Downes v. Bidwell, 182 U.S. 244,287 (1901):

The Island of Porto Rico is not a part of the United States within that provision of the Constitution which declares that "all duties, imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States." And "We are therefore of opinion that the Island of Porto Rico is a territory appurtenant and belonging to the United States, but not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of the Constitution." (Emphases mine.)

As you can see, both quotes are very different from what the professors claimed and apply far more narrowly than they had suggested. Especially when that actual ruling also said:

the Fourteenth Amendment, upon the subject of citizenship, declares only that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside."

So while your link only briefly referenced the 1901 Insular Cases; it did also reference two recent 2016 Supreme Court decisions: which said Puerto Rico could not avail itself of the same municipal bankruptcy laws as U.S. states; and Puerto Rico is not a separate sovereign state for purposes of double jeopardy. While those are interesting topics, they are not the topics of our discussion. Just as your disquisition on the evolution of Puerto Rican citizenship was also interesting. But the evolution is not really germane to our discussion. The fact is, neither Gov. Rosselló's signature, Judge Torruella opinions, Prof. Smith's view, nor Killian's reasoning are determinative. All are subject to the laws of the Congress and the rulings of the Supreme Court. But no doubt all would agree with the conclusion found on page 4 of your link from the Duke Law profs, which states:

"Puerto Ricans living on the island have no vote in the presidential election despite being U.S. citizens."

That's the salient point here. That Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. Certainly, we can agree on that. Your point that they lack full citizenship is legitimate. The history of blacks and Native Americans in this country have also been ones of less than full citizenship. But that citizenship still exists and to the extent that it does, is valid. As is the fact that the United States is a sovereign nation. Hence, under nationality in the Infobox, the "nation" which Puerto Ricans are citizens of - is the United States. While they are also, of course, citizens of Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico is not a sovereign nation. As you well know, it was ceded from Spain to the U.S. by the Treaty of Paris of 1898 after the Spanish–American War and is now officially: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico.)

So the phrase "Puerto Rican-American" actually does not reference a nationality. Because that would suggest a dual citizenship in two separate and sovereign nations. Which Puerto Rico is not. Or even some notion of equal dual-sovereignty would not be accurate, as the Supreme Court made clear even in the 2016 case of Puerto Rico v. Valle, 579 U.S. ___ (2016) when Justice Kagan wrote in her majority opinion:

On this settled approach, Puerto Rico cannot benefit from our dual-sovereignty doctrine. For starters, no one argues that when the United States gained possession of Puerto Rico, its people possessed independent prosecutorial power, in the way that the States or tribes did upon becoming part of this country. Puerto Rico was until then a colony “under Spanish sovereignty.” Treaty of Paris, Art. 2, 30Stat. 1755. And local prosecutors in the ensuing decades, as petitioner itself acknowledges, exercised only such power as was “delegated by Congress” through federal statutes. Brief for Petitioner 28; see Shell Co., 302 U. S., at 264–265; supra, at 10–11. Their authority derived from, rather than preexisted association with, the Federal Government.

So "Puerto Rican-American" is not a nationality in the literal sense. However, it is actually an ethnicity, much like African-American or Native American are ethnicities. Even though in the case of Native Americans, unlike Puerto Ricans, Native American nations have been granted a special sovereign status. As you may think this view of Puerto Rican-American ethnicity is mine alone, let me reassure you it is not:

* Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research

* U.S. Census

* Pew Research Center

There are many more, but you get the idea. If not, just search JSTOR. Now that we've established that "Puerto Rican-American" is actually an ethnicity, not a nationality, as you may know, per WP:INFOBOXETHNICITY WP does not allow the use of ethnicity in Infoboxes. So while "Puerto Rican-American" does not belong under nationality, it also cannot be listed under ethnicity. Nor can any ethnicity. So the only remaining option is to list simply "American" as the only correct nationality.

Finally, while I carefully reviewed your response, I also read the bio on your talk page. As you noted, you are a proud Puerto Rican-American yourself and a U.S. Marine veteran who served in Vietnam. I respect your heritage and am profoundly grateful for your service. I was especially moved by your recollections of the inequalities you experienced during your service and your efforts to organize and effect change. You sir, are a Puerto Rican, American and Puerto Rican-American hero and patriot on two shores. Thank you. (And you look great with Erik, Hillary, Chelsea and Bill!) But I also note that you said you believe Puerto Rico should become an independent nation. Fair enough. But I wonder if that view informs your firm belief to insert ethnicity into nationality here? You said in your bio that you are "not a politician nor am I interested in politics." However, in your response you also wrote this - which is ultimately a political argument:

Finally, in order for the people who are born in Puerto Rico to be considered full American citizens, Puerto Rico must become a state of the union and an amendment to the US Constitution would have to be made granting full citizenship to it's residents without any limitations. Therefore the fact remains that Rita Moreno, is a "Puerto Rican Citizen, since she was born in Puerto Rico and an American citizen with limited rights, if she returned to Puerto Rico. She is a Puerto Rican-American. If Puerto Rico became an independent nation, then she and all Puerto Ricans born in the island would have the choice of renouncing their Puerto Rican citizenship and accepting US Citizenship by pledging allegiance to the U.S. or renouncing their US Citizenship and remaining citizens pf Puerto Rico.And yes, the hundreds of articles which I have written, plus the recognition's which I have received are a testimony to the fact that I know that this is an encyclopedia and what it is expected as such.

Since you're also an administrator, I needn't remind you about our rules governing POV. But I will ask if your pov is affecting your ability to be objective here. Under the circumstances, it's a fair question, which I do not ask as an accusation. I'm just curious if you're comfortable in your ability to effectively know where the line is and adhere to it. We all have opinions, even strong ones, and are entitled to them. But we also understand the importance of being objective here. So are you capable of objectively considering that I have actually accurately, fairly and dispassionately applied both the relevant legal rulings, empirical data and the relevant WP policy to support my position. If so, I look forward to your feedback. If not, there's certainly no dishonor in recusal. All of this to say that Miss Moreno is American by nationality, which the Infobox in her BLP should reflect, while she is also exceedingly proud of her Puerto Rican-American heritage, which the article could, frankly, do a much better job to reflect. X4n6 (talk) 13:51, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

Hello X4n6, thank you for your interesting and civil response. Your academic response does make sense and therefore I accept it in good-faith. It is like I have always told my family, "Life is a continuous learning process". Oh, by the way, I no longer believe that Puerto Rico could survive as an independent nation (smile). Not to worry, I do not let my personal POV's interfere with my work since my objective is to write about the historical facts which have fallen into the cracks of time only to be omitted from our history books. I am glad that people such as yourself are participating in this project. We need more people like you here. Thank you once more and may you have a great day. Tony the Marine (talk) 19:31, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

Hi Marine 69-71, many thanks for your last, gracious and very generous response. Apologies for the delay in getting back to you. I really appreciate your willingness to consider differing viewpoints and see that you have already addressed the edit. Thank you for that as well. I also genuinely wish there was more comity like yours on this project. WP is incredibly fortunate to have you: as a topic contributor with a valuable wealth of knowledge which you share so selflessly; and also with your equanimity as an administrator. More on both shortly. As to your change of view regarding Puerto Rican independence, I wonder what precipitated that. I'm sure it would be a very interesting and entertaining conversation to have with you over coffee- or a beverage or two. :) My take is that it is simply inexcusable that the U.S. currently suffers from leadership which clearly does not value all of its citizens equally- whether they live in a state, a district or an island. Continued happy editing and sincere best regards. X4n6 (talk) 06:53, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

References

Age

Age should be 89 Louis Chapin (talk) 16:34, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

That's what the infobox says. Schazjmd (talk) 16:40, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

Is it possible you had an old copy in your cache? This is the kind of thing that updates automagically. --Nat Gertler (talk) 16:41, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 October 2021

The correct way to write Rita Moreno's surname is Alverio, without the tilde on the í. 88.7.58.233 (talk) 07:33, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 18:31, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 December 2021

Please change X to Y, where X = Berkeley Rep (theater) and Y = Berkeley Repertory Theatre 2603:6081:1C00:1187:C028:15CD:F1C7:8292 (talk) 22:34, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

 Done -- Softlavender (talk) 22:54, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

why are we not mentioning the new carmen earlier?

'She voiced the titular role of Carmen Sandiego in Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? from 1994 to 1999.' Then 'She later voiced Cookie in the netflix carmen.' Wow it's like passing the torch!!! Had no idea!

Thewriter006 (talk) 13:40, 12 December 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request

In this 60 Minutes interview last year, Moreno says, "I was raped by my agent when I was—I was either 16 or 17", and the interviewer (Bill Whitaker) adds: "She told us she was the family's breadwinner and had to keep working, so the insecure Rita Moreno felt she had no choice but to keep her agent." I think this clearly belongs in the article, either in its own section or the Personal Life section. --174.95.81.219 (talk) 20:33, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Done.[1]לילך5 (talk) 20:39, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Rita Moreno “notoriety”

This is a quote from the article:

“ She gained notoriety for her performances in children's television series The Electric Company (1971-1977), ”

Notoriety means famous for a bad thing. The word needs to be changed to fame. Notoriety is a bad thing not a good thing. 130.51.225.18 (talk) 18:20, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

You're right, that was not a good word to choose. I rewrote it because the next sentence also begins "she gained...". Schazjmd (talk) 18:40, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Good to see that someone else is on the "notoriety" beat. But the sentence after the recent edit, She appeared in children's television series... makes it sound like she made a single appearance, when she was a regular on both shows. Perhaps She was a cast member on the children's television series...? --Nat Gertler (talk) 19:59, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

@NatGertler, feel free to tweak it. I just wanted to avoid the repeat of "she gained". Schazjmd (talk) 20:01, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

I am avoiding editing articles at this point. --Nat Gertler (talk) 20:24, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

@NatGertler, okay, I've edited it. Schazjmd (talk) 20:34, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

how old she is

she is 92 years old by 2024 35.142.96.168 (talk) 01:24, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 February 2024

Rita Moreno Death January 30th, 2024 2601:2C6:8480:4320:E10E:7F0C:DE63:84E0 (talk) 04:37, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 05:00, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Given that she was giving quotes yesterday about someone else's death, no. -- Nat Gertler (talk) 05:53, 1 February 2024 (UTC)