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"oh, god, she's wearing that sombrero again". but, actually, that was the door that led me to so many wonderful things, bad experiences, but also wonderful experiences. my wanting to be in the show business. you had a strong sense of what you wanted to be. very, very. and when i could understand what movies were, i wanted to be a movie star. that was the word. not an actress so much, but a movie star. you went to hollywood during the golden age of cinema, though, didn't you? that's right. and you were bigger than life. what could be bad about that? and when i got my contract at mgm studios, wh...

Can you imagine what that meant to this 15, 16—year—old girl? the man who was responsible for all of those great mgm musicals, and they wanted me to sign a contract with them. it was just unbelievable. unbelievable. do you remember your reaction at the time? the first thing he said was, "well, she looks like a spanish elizabeth taylor". and that's what i was aiming for. i had her eyebrows. i did her hair like her. i put on a waist cincher, because she had a wasp waist. and he literally said, "how would you like to be an actress with mgm studios". and i was truly at a loss for words. i just...

When i got my contract at mgm studios, which was the studio of my dreams because that was the studio that made all the great musicals and when i met mr louis, can you imagine what that meant to this 15, 16—year—old girl? the men who produced all of those great mgm musicals and they wanted me to sign a contract with them? it was just unbelievable. unbelievable. they did not know what to do with me because my name was rosita dolores alvario. they changed it to rita moreno. what was that like? because these people have your career in their hands. in their hands, i felt like a prisoner in thei...

When i could understand what movies were, i wanted to be a movie star. that was the word, not an actress but a movie star. and i still hear that among very young people and i said to them, oh, let me tell you a few things. you went to hollywood during the golden age of cinema. and you were bigger than life. when i got my contracted mgm studios, which was the stay of my dreams because that was the studio that made all the great musicals and when i met mr louis, can you imagine what that meant to this 15, 16—year—old girl? the man who produced all of those great mgm musicals and they wanted ...

And i still hear that among very young people, and i said to them, oh, let me tell you a few things. you went to hollywood during the golden age of cinema. and you were bigger than life. when i got my contract at mgm studios, which was the studio of my dreams, because that was the studio that made all the great musicals and when i met mr louis b mayer, can you imagine what that meant to this 15, 16—year—old girl? the man who produced all of those great mgm musicals and they wanted me to sign a contract with them? it was just unbelievable. unbelievable.