Anita in West Side Story (1961 film)

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fictional character film character

Anita in *West Side Story* (1961 film) is the vibrant, sharp-tongued Puerto Rican girlfriend of Bernardo who serves as a key emotional and cultural bridge between the Sharks and the Jets.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
affiliation Sharks NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn West Side Story (1961 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithTheme assimilation ⓘ
cultural identity ⓘ
immigration ⓘ
racial tension ⓘ
basedOn Anita (West Side Story stage musical character) NERFINISHED ⓘ
costumeElement colorful dresses ⓘ
createdBy Arthur Laurents NERFINISHED ⓘ
danceStyle Latin dance ⓘ
jazz dance ⓘ
ethnicity Puerto Rican ⓘ
fictionalUniverse West Side Story NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmDirector Jerome Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robert Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 1961 ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hairColor dark ⓘ
inspiredBy Rosalia (early drafts and stage variants) ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
loveInterestOf Bernardo NERFINISHED ⓘ
lyricsBy Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ
medium live-action film ⓘ
musicBy Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeFunction cultural bridge between Sharks and Jets ⓘ
emotional bridge between Sharks and Jets ⓘ
nationality Puerto Rican ⓘ
notableDialogue lines expressing disillusionment with America after Bernardo’s death ⓘ
notableScene drugstore assault scene ⓘ
occupation seamstress ⓘ
performsInNumber Dance at the Gym NERFINISHED ⓘ
personalityTrait confident ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ
sharp-tongued ⓘ
vibrant ⓘ
portrayalAward Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (won by Rita Moreno) NERFINISHED ⓘ
portrayedBy Rita Moreno NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInStory friend and confidante of Maria ⓘ
girlfriend of Bernardo ⓘ
romanticPartner Bernardo NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting New York City ⓘ
singsSong A Boy Like That NERFINISHED ⓘ
America NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Rita Moreno → notableRole → Anita in West Side Story (1961 film) ⓘ
Valarie Pettiford → notableRole → Anita in West Side Story (1961 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anita in West Side Story (stage)