Chita Rivera
Dancer, Theater Actor
1933 –
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Who is Chita Rivera?
Chita Rivera is an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her roles in musical theater. 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.
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- Born
- Jan 23, 1933
Washington, D.C. - Also known as
- Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero
- Chita O'Hara
- Conchita O'Hara
- Parents
- Spouses
- Tony Mordente
(1957/12/01 - 1966)
- Tony Mordente
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Puerto Rican people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Jones Haywood School of Dance
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on July 23, 2013
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