Chita Rivera

Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, mais conhecida como Chita Rivera (Washington, D.C., 23 de janeiro de 1933) é uma atriz, dançarina e cantora estadunidense.

Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera Rivera em 2009
Nascimento	23 de janeiro de 1933 (90 anos) Washington, D.C.
Nacionalidade	norte-americana
Ocupação	Atriz, dançarina, cantora

Conhecida por sua participação em teatro musical. É a primeira mulher hispânica a receber um Prêmio Kennedy, em dezembro de 2002.

Rivera com o Presidente dos Estados Unidos Barack Obama antes de receber a Medalha Presidencial da Liberdade, agosto de 2009

Peças de teatro

• Call Me Madam (1951; 1952)
• Guys and Dolls (1951) (substituída por Onna White)
• Can-Can (1953; 1988)
• Seventh Heaven (1955)
• The Shoestring Revue (1955)
• Mr. Wonderful (1956)
• Shinbone Alley (1957) (standby for Eartha Kitt)
• West Side Story (1957; 1958)
• Bye Bye Birdie (1960; 1961)
• Zenda (1963)
• Bajour (1964)
• Flower Drum Song (1966)
• The Threepenny Opera (1966)
• Sweet Charity (1967)
• Irma La Douce (1968)
• Zorba (1969; 1970)
• 1491 (1969)
• Sondheim: A Musical Tribute (1973)
• Kiss Me, Kate (1974)
• Chicago (1975; 1977; 1985; 1997; 1999)
• V.I.P. Night on Broadway (1979) (concerto beneficente)
• Bring Back Birdie (1981)
• Anything Goes (1982; 2000)
• Merlin (1983)
• The Rink (1984)
• Jerry's Girls (1985)
• Hello, Dolly! (1990)
• Kiss of the Spider Woman (1992; 1993; 1994)
• Dear World (1998) (workshop)
• The Visit (2001; 2004; 2008; 2011; 2014; 2015)
• Casper: The Friendly Musical (2001)
• Nine (2003)
• Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (2005; 2006)
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012)
• Ring Them Bells! A Kander & Ebb Celebration (2013)
• Chita: A Legendary Celebration (2013)
• The Visit (2015)

Filmografia

• Sweet Charity (1969)
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
• He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1983) (documentary)
• Chicago (2002)
• Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) (documentary)
• Kalamazoo? (2006)
• Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012) (documentary)
• Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky (2012) (documentary)
• Ben Vereen: Last of the Showmen (2012) (documentary)
• Move (2012) (documentary)

Televisão

• The Outer Limits episode "The Bellero Shield" (1964)
• The Carol Burnett Show "Show #422" (1971)
• The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)
• The New Dick Van Dyke Show (cast member from 1973-1974)
• Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977)
• Pippin: His Life and Times (1981)
• One Life to Live (cast member in 1982)
• Mayflower Madam (1987)

Prêmios

Ano	Prêmio	Categoria	Obra nomeada	Resultado
1961	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical	Bye Bye Birdie	Indicado
1976		Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical	Chicago	Indicado
1981			Bring Back Birdie	Indicado
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		Indicado
1983	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical	Merlin	Indicado
1984			The Rink	Venceu
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		Venceu
1986	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical	Jerry's Girls	Indicado
1993			Kiss of the Spider Woman	Venceu
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		Venceu
2002	Kennedy Center Honors	Kennedy Center Honors	Ela própria	Venceu
2003	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical	Nine	Indicado
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical		Indicado
2006	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical	Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life	Indicado
2015			The Visit	Indicado
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		Indicado
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance		Venceu
	Theatre World Award	John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.	Ela própria	Venceu

Ligações externas

• Sítio oficial (em inglês)
• Chita Rivera (em inglês) no Internet Broadway Database
• Chita Rivera. no IMDb.
• Entrevista de 2003 com Chita Rivera sobre West Side Story (em inglês)
• Entrevistas com Chita Rivera no Tony Award (em inglês)