FrameThrower · Actors · Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera
2 films · 129 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1969–2021
Born 23 January 1933 · Washington, D.C., USA · died 30 January 2024
Chita Rivera was an American actress, singer, and dancer who became a musical theater icon. Born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, she won two Tony Awards for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her roles in The Rink (1984) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). Rivera achieved stardom for her performance as Anita in the original Broadway production of West Side Story, a role she reprised in London.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 129 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1969–2021
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical1993
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical1984
- John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement2015
- Presidential Medal of Freedom2009
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Drama League Award
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
How their films are shot
Measured across 129 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Chita takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 56% of their frames are night, 49% low key — the look of the work Chita takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
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