Virtual Award Presentation & Exclusive Conversation with Rita Moreno and Variety’s Marc Malkin prior to the Marquee Screening of Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It.
On March 10, the Miami Film Festival virtually presents its Precious Gem Icon Award to Rita Moreno, prior to the Miami premiere of Mariem Pérez Riera’s new documentary, Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It. Filmed two years earlier while Moreno was working on the Latinx reboot of One Day at a Time, the film takes us through her remarkable 70+ year career and the barriers she broke through for generations of Latinx actors who followed in her footsteps.
Moreno is one of few actors in history who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award in competitive categories. Her countless credits span more than seven decades, beginning with her Broadway debut at age 13. Moreno has starred on Broadway and London's West End, appeared in more than 40 feature films and countless television shows, and has performed in numerous regional theaters including her one-woman show, Life Without Makeup at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. She also co-stars and serves as an Executive Producer in the Steven Spielberg remake of West Side Story.
Moreno received the Peabody Career Achievement Award and the Kennedy Center Honor for her lifetime contributions to American culture. Prior to that, she was honored by her peers as the 50th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. She has served as a Grand Marshal of the Rose Parade and the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. Moreno was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush and the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama.
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