Remembering Chita Rivera — VOA Learning English
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Groundbreaking American performer Chita Rivera died on January 30 in New York. She was 91 years old.
The famed dancer, singer and actor won many awards and honors in her long career on Broadway and beyond. Her work also broke through ethnic and racial barriers in American entertainment, helping to shape a path for Latin performers.
Her daughter, Lisa Mordente, announced her mother’s death. She said Rivera died after a brief sickness.
Rivera first gained wide notice in 1957 as Anita in the original production of the musical play West Side Story. She was still dancing on New York’s Broadway stages a half-century later in 2015’s The Visit.
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