Rivera, Chita
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Rivera, Chita [née Dolores Conchita Figueroa Del Rivero] (b. 1933), dancer, actress, and singer. The vivacious Latin‐miened performer was born in Washington, D.C., and studied at the School of American Ballet. She appeared in the choruses of
Guys and Dolls,
Call Me Madam, and
Can‐Can before garnering attention in
Shoestring Revue (1955). Roles followed in
Seventh Heaven (1955) and
Mr. Wonderful (1956), after which she created the part of the Puerto Rican immigrant Anita in
West Side Story (1957). Rivera starred as the wily Rosie in
Bye Bye Birdie (1960), the gypsy Anyanka in
Bajour (1964), taxi dancer Charity in a touring company of
Sweet Charity (1967), murderess Velma Kelly in
Chicago (1975), the Queen in
Merlin (1983), Italian housewife Anna in
The Rink (1984), in the revue
Jerry's Girls (1985), and as Aurora and the ghostly Spider Woman in
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). Her most recent Broadway appearance was as the agent Liliane LaFleur in
Nine (2003). Rivera took years to become a bona fide Broadway star, but she remains one of the most durable and beloved of stage troupers.
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