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Chita Rivera
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Chita Rivera, born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero on January 23, 1933, in Washington, D.C., was an American dancer, singer, actor, and musician. She worked in the fields of acting, singing, and dance, and her career spanned from 1950 to 2023. A native English speaker, she performed using her voice as an instrument.
Rivera received several honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Kennedy Center Honors, the Drama League Award, and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She was married to Tony Mordente.
She died on January 30, 2024, in New York City. Her name in her native language is Chita Rivera, which she also used as a pseudonym.
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Washington, D.C., USA
Chita Rivera was an American actress, singer, and dancer who became a musical theater icon. Born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, she won two Tony Awards for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her roles in The Rink (1984) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). Rivera achieved stardom for her performance as Anita in the original Broadway production of West Side Story, a role she reprised in…
Known for
- Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story — Self2025
- Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration — Self (archive footage)2025
- Studio One Forever — Self2024
- Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best — Self2023
- Reopening: The Broadway Revival — Self2022
- tick, tick... BOOM! — "Sunday" Legend #132021
- Something's Coming: West Side Story — Self2021
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
- Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance — Self2020
- Amy's Victory Dance — Self2020
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1933
- Active to
- 2024
Discography
- And Now I Sing2009
Member of
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- Listeners
- 18,492
- Total plays
- 102,894
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Chita Rivera (born January 23, 1933) was an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her roles in musical theatre. She was the first Hispanic woman and the first Latino American[1] to receive a Kennedy Center Honors award (December 2002). She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. Rivera was born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Katherine (Anderson), a government clerk, and Pedro Julio Figueroa del Rivero,[3][4] a clarinetist a
Key facts
- Born
- Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero , ( 1933-01-23 ) January 23, 1933, Washington, D.C. , U.S.
- Died
- January 30, 2024 (2024-01-30) (aged 91), New York City , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress dancer singer
- Years active
- 1950–2024
- Spouse
- Tony Mordente , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1966 )
- Children
- Lisa Mordente
- Awards
- Full list
- Website
- chitarivera .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Tony Mordente
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Drama League Award
- Field of work
- dance
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.chitarivera.com
- Image
- ChitaRivera-byPhilipRomano.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1933-01-23
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- Chita Rivera
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- birth name
- Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero
- date of death
- 2024-01-30
- end of work period
- 2023-00-00
- name in native language
- Chita Rivera
- pseudonym
- Chita Rivera
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Encyclopedic overview
Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero (January 23, 1933 – January 30, 2024), known professionally as Chita Rivera, was an American actress, singer, and dancer. Rivera received numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, and a Drama League Award. She was the first Latina and the first Latino American to receive a Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. She won the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2018.
After making her Broadway debut as a dancer in Guys and Dolls (1950), she went on to originate roles in Broadway musicals such as Anita in West Side Story (1957), Velma Kelly in Chicago (1975), and the title role in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). She was a ten-time Tony Award nominee, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical twice for her roles in The Rink (1984) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). She was Tony-nominated for her roles in Bye Bye Birdie (1961), Chicago (1975), Bring Back Birdie (1981), Merlin (1983), Jerry's Girls (1986), Nine (2003), Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (2005), and The Visit (2015).
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