Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera
Chita Riverais an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her roles in musical theatre. She is the first Hispanic woman and the first Latino American to receive a Kennedy Center Honors award. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009...
NationalityPuerto Rican
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth23 January 1933
Chita Rivera quotes about
came close
The show did go on, but came very close to not going on at all.
I'd like to get the word out there, the word has to be spread.
southern totally
Southern California, they have been amazing. They're totally with us.
gonna puerto
We're going to Puerto Rico, where we're gonna close. And we're so excited, we can't see straight.
challenges
I have always loved a challenge.
laughing joy joy-of-life
I love to laugh, I love the joy of life, and I love sharing it.
doe happy-endings
A lot of Americans like happy endings, but life does not necessarily have a happy ending.
thinking people audience
American audiences are affected by what the English people think.
daughter blessed love-life
I have a blessed life. I really do. I have a great family, a great daughter, I love life, I love living, I love people. I love all the blessings that God's given me.
kids feel-good focus
It's important that the kids stay busy. It's important that they have something to focus on, and something that they feel good about.
aggravation separation felt
I really never felt any tremendous aggravation or separation.
thinking groups grew
My neighborhood was a great neighborhood; it was filled with all sorts of ethnic groups and things. So I grew up thinking I was a human being.