Rosalia (West Side Story)
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Rosalia is a Puerto Rican immigrant and member of the Sharks gang in *West Side Story*, known for her homesickness and the song "America."
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
West Side Story
NERFINISHED
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West Side Story (1957 stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ West Side Story (1961 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ West Side Story (2021 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Jerome Robbins (original stage direction and choreography) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
assimilation vs. homeland attachment
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cultural identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ |
| basedOn | concept of Puerto Rican immigrant experience in 1950s New York City ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
homesick
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nostalgic ⓘ romanticized view of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Arthur Laurents
NERFINISHED
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Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Puerto Rican ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gangAffiliation | Sharks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Puerto Rican ⓘ |
| isImmigrantFrom | Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImmigrantTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
homesickness for Puerto Rico
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song "America" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sharks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalNumber | "America" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ensemble of Puerto Rican characters in West Side Story ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy |
1961 film: Suzie Kaye
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2021 film: Ana Isabelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInStageBy | original Broadway cast: Marilyn Cooper ⓘ |
| sameFictionalUniverseAs |
Anita (West Side Story)
NERFINISHED
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Bernardo (West Side Story) NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria (West Side Story) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony (West Side Story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| singsIn | "America" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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