spectacled birthday
Happy Birthday, Rita Moreno! Her 1961 performance in West Side Story earned her an Academy Award, making her the 1st Latin American woman to win one. Born in Puerto Rico on December 11, 1931, Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano is in an elite group of performers that have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT) and the Triple Crown of Acting, with individual Academy, Emmy, and Tony awards.