Latin Broadway icon Chita Rivera dies (video)

Meriam Bouarrouj, Michelle Acevedo, Raul A. Reyes, Nicole Acevedo, NBC News; Crystal Quintero, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

(NBC News) Legendary Broadway performer Chita Rivera, star of “West Side Story,” “Chicago,” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman” has died, according to her representative Merle Frimark.

She was 91. In a career defined both by longevity and excellence, she created and performed iconic roles on stage — thrilling audiences, wowing critics, and inspiring generations of Latino performers.

In a statement to NBC News, Rivera's daughter, Lisa Mordente, said her mother died today (1/30/24) in New York "after a brief illness."

“She was one of the few performers who put their stamp on Broadway in virtually every decade,” said performance historian Brian Herrera of Princeton University. “She was a treasure of the American theater.” More

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