Rachel Zegler Says 'White Executives' 'Kept Calling to Ask if I Was Legit' Latina During West Side Story Casting
Rachel Zegler recalled the feeling of 'having a bunch of white executives have you prove your identity to them' during her ...
Rachel Zegler slams ‘white executives’ who asked her to ‘prove’ her Latin heritage for ‘West Side Story’ role
The “Snow White” actress, 23, opened up about being repeatedly questioned over her identity ahead of landing the part in ...
R.I.P. Carole D’Andrea: ‘West Side Story,’ ‘That’s Dancing!’ Star Dead At 87
D’Andrea is best known for starring in the 1961 adaptation of West Side Story. According to IMDb, D’Andrea was one of six actors who were cast in both the original Broadway show and the film. She ...
Deputies investigating robbery of armored truck driver at West Side convenience store
The robbery was reported around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. The armored truck driver told deputies a man ran up behind him, grabbed ...
Victim found dead in West Side park was 16-year-old girl: medical examiner
Authorities have identified a 16-year-old girl as the female victim found dead in a West side park earlier this week. Kaylah Aleah Love was found dead around 5 p.m. Monday in Horan Park, in the ...
SAPD: 72-year-old man shot on the west side dies from his injuries
SAN ANTONIO — A 72-year-old man is in critical condition after a shooting on the west side, according to police. Officers ...
Rachel Zegler says she was asked by white execs if she was a 'legit' Latina in “West Side Story ”casting
Zegler recalled the unsettling experience of being forced to prove your heritage to a room full of white executives.
Carole D'Andrea, ‘West Side Story' Actress on Stage and Screen, Dies at 87
Carole D'Andrea, who portrayed the Jet girl Velma in the original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story and then in the ...