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Rachel Zegler Claims 'White Executives' Questioned Her Latina Identity During 'West Side Story' Casting

Rachel Zegler is opening up about a shocking experience she faced while preparing to star in “West Side Story.” In a March cover story for Allure, the actor, 23, claimed that “white executives” asked her to prove her Latina heritage was “legit” during the casting process for Steven Spielberg’s remake of the famous 1961 musical.

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Rachel Zegler Says 'White Executives' 'Kept Calling to Ask if I Was Legit' Latina During West Side Story Casting

Rachel Zegler recalled the feeling of 'having a bunch of white executives have you prove your identity to them' during her 'West Side Story' casting

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Rachel Zegler Says ‘West Side Story’ Execs Kept Asking Her To “Prove” Her Latina Identity

Amid unwarranted discourse around her casting as 'Snow White', Rachel Zegler is sharing her experience as a Latina actress.

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Carole D'Andrea, ‘West Side Story' Actress on Stage and Screen, Dies at 87

Carole D'Andrea, who portrayed the Jet girl Velma in the original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story and then in the ...

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Deputies investigating robbery of armored truck driver at West Side convenience store

The robbery was reported around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. The armored truck driver told deputies a man ran up behind him, grabbed ...

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R.I.P. Carole D’Andrea: ‘West Side Story,’ ‘That’s Dancing!’ Star Dead At 87

D’Andrea is best known for starring in the 1961 adaptation of West Side Story. According to IMDb, D’Andrea was one of six actors who were cast in both the original Broadway show and the film. She ...

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SAPD: 72-year-old man shot on the west side dies from his injuries

SAN ANTONIO — A 72-year-old man is in critical condition after a shooting on the west side, according to police. Officers ...

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Victim found dead in West Side park was 16-year-old girl: medical examiner

Authorities have identified a 16-year-old girl as the female victim found dead in a West side park earlier this week. Kaylah Aleah Love was found dead around 5 p.m. Monday in Horan Park, in the ...