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Making her Broadway debut by age thirteen--and moving on to Hollywood in its Golden Age just a few years later--she worked alongside such stars as Gary Cooper, Yul Brynner, and Ann Miller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When discovered by Louis B. Mayer of MGM, the wizard himself declared: She looks like a Spanish Elizabeth Taylor. Cast by Gene Kelly as Zelda Zanders in \u003ci\u003eSingin' in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e and then on to her Oscar-winning performance in\u003ci\u003e West Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e, she catapulted to fame--yet found herself repeatedly typecast as the utility ethnic, a role she found almost impossible to elude. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here, for the first time, Rita reflects on her struggles to break through Hollywood's racial and sexual barriers. She explores the wounded little girl behind the glamorous fa ade--and what it took to find her place in the world. She talks candidly about her relationship with Elvis Presley, her encounters with Howard Hughes, and the passionate romance with Marlon Brando that nearly killed her. 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A sus trece anos, debut en Broadway y poco despues, en los anos dorados de la meca del cine, se traslad a Hollywood donde trabaj junto a estrellas de la talla de Gary Cooper, Yul Brynner, y Ann Miller.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cuando fue descubierta por Louis B. Mayer de MGM, el propio magnate declar - \"Ella parece una Elizabeth Taylor hispana\". Gene Kelly la eligi para interpretar el papel de Zelda Zanders en Singin' in the Rain, que la lanz a la fama y a su actuaci n ganadora del Oscar, en West Side Story. Pero durante mucho tiempo Moreno fue encasillada en el estereotipo de \"versatil nativa\" un rol que le fue casi imposible eludir.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Aqui, por primera vez Rita reflexiona sobre su prolongada lucha por superar las barreras raciales y sexuales de Hollywood. Estudia a fondo la vulnerable jovencita que ocultaba su glamorosa fachada y cuanto le cost encontrar su lugar en el mundo. Habla con franqueza de su relaci n con Elvis Presley, de sus encuentros con Howard Hughes, y del apasionado romance con Marlon Brando que la llev hasta un intento de suicidio. 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