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
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.
grateful losing people sick
I'm very grateful that so many people are not sick any longer... I'm so grateful not to be going to so many funerals, and losing my friends.
bad good gypsy liked truth
For some of us, the Gypsy years can go on forever, ... That isn't such a bad thing. When all is said and done, they're a lot of fun. The truth is, I liked being a Gypsy. It's who I was. And it's still a lot of who I am. Gypsy, it's a good word.
believe language speak
I'm bugged because I can't believe I can't speak every language there is. But I feel I can when I sit and am with somebody, and I can dance for them. Because dance is dialogue without language.