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
looking
I wasn't looking for work: I was a ballerina,
dance energy gonna knew level start
You knew the dance numbers, and you knew that Fosse was gonna put it together, so you had to start at that level of energy again.
brave face jokes kinda run texas
I don't know what Texas is all about. We kinda make jokes about it, like being run out of town. But we're brave enough to face it.
face father looked mentioned noses people red saw
I looked out and saw all these Rudolph red noses and people crying. It's like what Lisa went through today. I saw it all over her face when I mentioned her father and all that.
credit listening teachers
I give credit for that to all my teachers and all my choreographers, but also to myself for listening to them.
sum total trained
is the sum total of all the choreographers who have trained me.
looks way
I never like the way I look. I don't. I never look at myself.
kids feel-good focus
It's important that the kids stay busy. It's important that they have something to focus on, and something that they feel good about.
aggravation separation felt
I really never felt any tremendous aggravation or separation.
challenges
I have always loved a challenge.
love-life i-love-life theater
I love life. I love the live theater.
laughing joy joy-of-life
I love to laugh, I love the joy of life, and I love sharing it.
alive theater audience
I love the theater because the theater is alive. The audience is right there.
feels
I never feel as though I'm ever, ever alone.