Chita Rivera

Chita Rivera news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Chita Rivera performances. According to Wikipedia: Chita Rivera is a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical actress and dancer of Puerto Rican heritage, and the first Hispanic woman to receive a Kennedy Center Honors award. She started singing school after school and was raised to sing in the choir while studying art, literature and history of the Philippines to such an extent that she began singing in high school and was selected for the prestigious Presidential Theater Award presented to her in 1996. At age ten, Rivera was brought to the San Pedro Opera (...

• Born: Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero (1933-01-23) January 23, 1933 (age 87) Washington, D.C., U.S.
• Occupation: Actress, dancer, singer
• Years active: 1950–present
• Spouse(s): Tony Mordente ​ ​ (m. 1957; div. 1966) ​
• Children: Lisa Mordente
• Awards: Kennedy Center Honors, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Theatre World AwardJohn Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
• Website: www.chitarivera.com