“There’s confusion because I don’t have a single ounce of Latin in my name,” Zegler said. “When I was in the running for ...

She starred as María in Steven Spielberg's 2021 remake of West Side Story. It comes as her new ... for best actress in a musical or comedy film. Spielberg then personally recommended ...

DeBose's original post directly quoted the son of Zegler's 'Snow White' producer Marc Platt, who said her "narcissism is not ...

Rachel Zegler claimed that “white executives” asked her to prove her Latin heritage during the casting process for “West Side Story ... Spielberg’s 2021 film. “There’s confusion ...

Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler in ‘West Side Story’ (2021) (Niko Tavernise/20th Century ... “I interpret people’s feelings about this film as their passion for her, and what an honor ...

Zegler shared that “a bunch of white executives” asked her to “prove [her] identity to them” multiple times while casting Steven Spielberg’s 2021 West Side Story remake. “There’s c ...

The original film adaptation of Broadway’s “West Side Story,” which premiered in 1961 ... starred as Maria. During a 2021 interview with Time magazine, Zegler credited the “West Side ...

has revealed that she was repeatedly asked to prove her Colombian heritage to be cast as the Latina protagonist in Spielberg’s 2021 musical film. “There's confusion because I don't have a single ounce ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Carole D’Andrea, who portrayed the Jet girl Velma in the original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story and then in the classic 1961 film, has died.

Back in 2021, Zegler starred as María ... Speaking to Allure for March’s cover story, Zegler spoke about her experience on West Side Story, including how studio executives “kept calling ...

“When I was in the running for María in ‘West Side Story ... scenes. In 2021, Disney announced she would star as Snow White in a live-action remake of the 1937 film.