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If you saw me in 'The King and I,' I had that angelic, virginal face.

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A friend of my mother's, Irene Lopez, was a Spanish dancer. She saw me bopping around the room and said to my mother, 'Rosita might have talent. Can I take her to my dance teacher?' There was no thought of a career at that time, but I knew I loved the attention, and that's so much a part of being a performer.

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You talk about meant to be - oh my goodness, I have never done anything else in my life except be a performer.

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This is my idea of heaven, coming home and watching the news.

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I can't dwell on past mistakes.

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If you're going to make black movies only about black people, that's as bad as white movies only about white people.

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All my life, I faced sexism and racism and then, when I hit 40, ageism.

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I figure if I keep my spirit in shape, the bones will take care of themselves.

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I was a Spanish dancer. I don't mean to put that down, because that was great, too, but nothing like the kind of dancing you had to do in 'West Side Story,' which was called jazz.

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People say that when you get to a certain age that you start to mellow. I have no idea what these people are talking about.

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Biography

Nationality: Puerto Rican

Type: Actress

Born: December 11th, 1931

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