Sunday, January 19, 2014

The Incomparable Rita Moreno, 2014 SAG Award Life Achievement Honoree

Rita Moreno received the SAG Award for Life Achievement last night. To get a quick sketch of the breadth and duration of this iconic, ageless performer, click on the first video below. 

To read an interview she gave to Variety just a few days before the SAG Awards, where she spoke about sexism, ageism and racism in Hollywood, click here

To read an interview she gave to Variety backstage after receiving her SAG Award, where she spoke on "living in the moment, at age 82, and loving it", click here.

To see her speak to reporters backstage after her speech, where she dropped several bits of wisdom, click on the second video below.

Ms. Moreno attended the HOLA Awards in 1999. HOLA shortly thereafter renamed an award the Rita Moreno HOLA Award for Excellence.


CONGRATULATIONS, RITA MORENO!!









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