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Chita

A Memoir

Audiobook
1 of 1 copy available
1 of 1 copy available

Las memorias tan esperadas y tremendamente entretenidas de la leyenda del escenario Chita Rivera, tres veces ganadora del premio Tony, homenajeada en los Centros Kennedy y ganadora de la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad.

Era conocida como Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, hasta que Broadway le cambió el nombre. Pero Dolores, el lado irreverente de Chita Rivera, que es sensual, oscura y feroz, nunca se alejó de la acción, y ella informó y dio forma a algunos de los papeles más aclamados del ícono de Broadway, incluidos Anita en WEST SIDE STORY, Rosie en BYE BYE BIRDIE, Velma en CHICAGO y Aurora en EL BESO DE LA MUJER ARAÑA.

Con el deseo de llegar a los viejos fanáticos y transmitir su extraordinaria amplitud de experiencia a las nuevas generaciones, Chita lleva al lector a las habitaciones donde sucedió: la fermentación creativa, los choques de egos, los descubrimientos milagrosos, la euforia cuando todo salió bien. , la decepción cuando todo salió mal. Estamos con ella mientras trabaja con Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, Hal Prince, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis Jr, Gwen Verdon y muchos otros.

También aprendemos detalles profundamente conmovedores y reveladores sobre su educación y cómo eso ha sido un factor indeleble en su trabajo y carrera. Publicando el año en que Chita cumple 90 espectaculares años de juventud, CHITA es la inolvidable y apasionante historia personal de una artista que abrió su propio camino e inspiró a innumerables artistas a hacer lo mismo.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Chita Rivera--actor, singer, and, foremost, dancer--narrates her memoir, full of behind-the-scenes Broadway stories. Rivera's narration style is casual and personal. Her sometimes languid pace and occasional inconsistent pauses are a bit disruptive but a small compromise in exchange for hearing her tell her own story. With her feisty Puerto-Rican American persona, Rivera burst onto the stage as Anita in WEST SIDE STORY in 1957 after studying under Balanchine at the American School of Ballet. With a wink of humor, she describes the elation of creative successes such as KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN and touches briefly on the crises that are inevitable in show business. Her fond stories about some of the greatest names in American entertainment are delightful. N.M.C. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 27, 2023
      In this entertaining debut, actor/dancer Rivera provides a lively backstage glimpse of her seven-decade career. As an outlet for her childhood rambunctiousness, Rivera’s mother enrolled her in ballet classes. She subsequently trained at the School of American Ballet, and though she always thought of herself as “more of a dancer than a Broadway musical star,” Rivera was cast as the original Anita in West Side Story in 1957, and went on to perform in numerous productions, including Bye-Bye Birdie, Chicago, Mr. Wonderful, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and The Visit. “I do miss that girl, full of energy, agility, optimism, and hope,” Rivera reminisces, and describes her attempts to hold onto her through milestones including her three Tony wins and receipt of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. Rivera fondly recounts her memories with a touch of humor and a hint of the fire that characterizes the many roles she has portrayed on stage and screen; references to her less restrained alter ego “Dolores” (or as her daughter would say: “Mom goes Puerto Rican”) are particularly charming. This deserves a standing ovation. Agent: Mel Berger, WME.

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  • Spanish; Castilian

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