Movies by Rita Moreno
As part of the cast:
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I Know a Woman Like That (2009)
Cast: Virginia Madsen, Lauren Hutton, Eartha Kitt …
Directed by: Elaine Madsen
Actress Virginia Madsen collaborates with her mother, Emmy Award-winning director Elaine Madsen, to produce this inspiring documentary, which profiles a collection of fascinating woman whom…
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The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo (2005)
Cast: Rita Moreno, Lila Downs
Directed by: Amy Stechler
Rita Moreno narrates this documentary that chronicles the life of artist Frida Kahlo. The biography reveals Kahlo's story in conjunction with events that defined the times in which she…
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King of the Corner (2004)
Cast: Peter Riegert, Isabella Rossellini, Eli Wallach …
Directed by: Peter Riegert
Middle-aged Leo (Peter Riegert, who also directs) is facing a brick wall; his marriage is failing, his daughter is dating a boy he doesn't know, and his job is a snooze. Midlife crisis,…
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Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (2004)
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Rita Moreno, Harvey Fierstein …
This kid-friendly program -- a winner of the 2004 Parent's Choice Gold Award -- introduces your child to a diverse range of stories by Jack Prelutsky, bell hooks, Langston Hughes and…
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Casa de los Babys (2003)
Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marcia Gay Harden, Mary Steenburgen …
Directed by: John Sayles
In writer-director John Sayles's drama, six American women, frustrated with the lengthy adoption process in America, travel to a Latin American country to adopt impoverished children.…
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Pinero (2002)
Cast: Benjamin Bratt, Giancarlo Esposito, Talisa Soto …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso
Benjamin Bratt stars in the true story of the late Latino poet-playwright-actor Miguel Pinero, whose creative and turbulent life was cut short at the age of 40. After a difficult childhood,…
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Hispanic Hollywood (2000)
Cast: Jimmy Smits, Antonio Banderas, Sonia Braga …
Performers such as Jimmy Smits, Antonio Banderas, Sonia Braga, Raul Julia, Ricardo Montalban, Maria Conchita Alonso and Rita Moreno reflect on their experiences as Hispanic actors in this…
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Blue Moon (2000)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Rita Moreno, Alanna Ubach …
Directed by: John A. Gallagher
Longtime lovers Frank (Ben Gazzara) and Maggie (Rita Moreno) hope to rekindle the romantic passion of their youth on a trip to the Catskill Mountains. According to local legend, their wishes…
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Hispanic Hollywood: Then & Now (1999)
Cast: Ricardo Montalban, Rita Moreno, Jimmy Smits …
In this inspirational collection of candid interviews, high-profile celebrities of Hispanic heritage share details about their hard-fought journeys to the upper echelons of the entertainment…
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Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies (1996)
Cast: Shirley Jones, Julie Andrews, Rita Moreno …
Directed by: Kevin Burns
This comprehensive and entertaining documentary surveys the film career of the beloved songwriting team and how their screen work was interwoven with their stage work. Host Shirley Jones (the…
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Angus (1995)
Cast: Charlie Talbert, George C. Scott, Kathy Bates …
Directed by: Patrick Read Johnson
When overweight, 14-year-old outcast Angus is chosen as Winter Ball King -- a coveted title that will give him the chance to dance with the girl of his dreams -- he must decide whether…
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I Like It Like That (1994)
Cast: Lauren Vélez, Jon Seda, Tomas Melly …
Directed by: Darnell Martin
Lisette (Lauren Velez) and Chino Linares (Jon Seda) live in the Bronx with their three children and are barely scraping by. During a blackout, Chino gets arrested for stealing a stereo. In…
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Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?: Into the Maelstrom (1994)
Cast: Rita Moreno, Tim Curry, Scott Menville …
ACME detectives Zack and Ivy are back at work in this collection of four episodes from the animated series, including "Retribution: Unsinkable Carmen Sandiego," in which supercrook Maelstrom…
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Italian Movie (1993)
Cast: Rita Moreno, James Gandolfini, Caprice Benedetti …
Directed by: Roberto Monticello
Money problems beset pizzeria owner Leonardo (Michael Dellafemina) thanks to his spendthrift spouse (Caprice Benedetti) -- and his gambling addiction. Desperate for dough, he becomes a male…
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Working (1982)
Cast: Barry Bostwick, Eileen Brennan, Scatman Crothers …
Inspired by the best-selling book by Studs Terkel, this musical from producer Stephen Schwartz celebrates the voices of the average worker from the perspective of the faceless men and women…
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The Four Seasons (1981)
Cast: Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou …
Directed by: Alan Alda
Chronicling the upscale neuroses of three middle-aged couples, this wry comedy of manners stars Alan Alda (who also writes and directs), Carol Burnett, Sandy Dennis, Len Cariou, Jack Weston…
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Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980)
Cast: Madeline Kahn, Rita Moreno, Robert Viharo …
Directed by: Richard Benner
Based on Albert Innaurato's hit play, this lively dramedy follows the ups and downs of the diverse neighborhood inhabited by witty nymphomaniac Bunny Weinberger (Madeline Kahn), Italian…
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Anatomy of a Seduction (1978)
Cast: Susan Flannery, Jameson Parker, Ed Nelson …
Directed by: Steven Hilliard Stern
As a favor to her best friend, Nina (Rita Moreno), lonely divorcée Maggie (Susan Flannery) arranges for a job for Nina's 20-year-old son, Ed Taggert (Jameson Parker), as an intern at the…
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Health Quiz: Vol. 2 (1977)
Cast: Paul Dooley, Rita Moreno, Larry Manetti …
Test your Stress, Heart, Health & Nurtition in this entertaining interactive medical program hosted by Dr. Frank Field, the multiple Emmy Award-winning reporter from WCBS-TV in New York.…
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The Ritz (1976)
Cast: Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller …
Directed by: Richard Lester
Legendary filmmaker Richard Lester (A Hard Day's Night, Superman II) directs this outrageous farce about a Cleveland trash man (played by Jack Weston) who eludes a mob hit by hiding out…
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Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Ann-Margret, Art Garfunkel …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols directs a sterling cast in this trailblazing film, which chronicles the sexual mores and escapades of two college pals -- loathsome misogynist Jonathan (Jack Nicholson) and shy,…
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Best of The Best of the Electric Company (1971)
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Bill Cosby, Rita Moreno …
Directed by: Bob Schwarz, Henry Behar
This compilation video gathers not just the best moments, but the best of the best moments from the long-running children's educational show "The Electric Company," with selections that…
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Popi (1969)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Rita Moreno, Miguel Alejandro …
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
From director Arthur Hiller comes this charmingly offbeat tale about a widowed Puerto Rican father (Alan Arkin) living in New York City's crime-ridden Spanish Harlem and dreaming of a…
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The Night of the Following Day (1968)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Richard Boone, Rita Moreno …
Directed by: Hubert Cornfield
The teenage daughter (Pamela Franklin) of a rich businessman is abducted by professional kidnappers (led by Marlon Brando and Richard Boone) right after she deplanes at Orly Airport outside…
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West Side Story (1961)
Cast: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer …
Directed by: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
Winner of 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, this classic musical set among the tenements of New York City finds star-crossed lovers Maria and Tony caught in the midst of a turf war…
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Summer and Smoke (1961)
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Geraldine Page, Rita Moreno …
Directed by: Peter Glenville
Geraldine Page delivers a smoldering, stellar performance as Alma, a repressed single woman whose longing for a handsome medical student (Laurence Harvey) becomes steady torture as he takes…
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Black Rebels / Murder in Mississippi: Double Feature (1960)
Cast: Rita Moreno, Mark Damon, Dyan Cannon …
Directed by: Joseph P. Mawra, Richard L. Bare
A double feature of racially charged films from the 1960s reveals that some things never change -- and some, thankfully, do. In Black Rebels (1960), a heartbroken Latina girl (Rita Moreno)…
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The King and I (1956)
Cast: Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno …
Directed by: Walter Lang
This musical masterpiece tells the true story of Englishwoman Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr), who comes to Siam as a teacher to the royal court in the 1860s and finds herself at odds with the…
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The Vagabond King (1956)
Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Rita Moreno, Cedric Hardwicke …
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
In 15th-century France, beggar poet François Villon (Oreste Kirkop), crowned "king for a day" by Louis XVI, patriotically rallies his fellow vagabonds to pick up their weapons when Paris is…
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Jivaro (1954)
Cast: Fernando Lamas, Rhonda Fleming, Brian Keith …
Directed by: Edward Ludwig
Arriving at Rio Galdez's (Fernando Lamas) Amazonian trading post, Alice Parker (Rhonda Fleming) expects to find her fiancé, Jerry, and the plantation he's promised her. Instead, Rio…
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The Ring (1952)
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Rita Moreno, Lalo Rios …
Directed by: Kurt Neumann
When his father loses his job, Tommy (Lalo Rios), a Mexican-American teen, escapes to the safety of his usual hangout. But on the way to "the clubhouse," he's hassled by so many white…
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The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Mario Lanza, David Niven …
Directed by: Norman Taurog
Mario Lanza so thrilled audiences with his superb singing in That Midnight Kiss that director Norman Taurog rushed to pair Lanza and Kathryn Grayson again. Grayson plays a snooty opera diva…
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Pagan Love Song (1950)
Cast: Esther Williams, Howard Keel, Minna Gombell …
Directed by: Robert Alton
Filmed on location in Hawaii but set in Tahiti, this classic slice of swim cinema stars bathing beauty Esther Williams as Mimi Bennett, a South Seas girl born in the United States who longs…
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So Young, So Bad (1950)
Cast: Paul Henreid, Catherine McLeod, Grace Coppin …
Directed by: Bernard Vorhaus
Aghast at the cruel punishments handed out by Mr. Riggs (Cecil Clovelly) and his pitiless assistant, Mrs. Beuhler (Grace Coppin), at their all-girls reform school, forward-thinking…