A Tony Award winner for her Broadway roles and lifetime achievement, ChiTA Rivera was the only Puerto Rican performer to be cast in the original Broadway musical “West Side Story” in 1957, when she tore up the floor as Anita. Chita Rivera passed away in 2024. This interview was for Pioneers of THIRTEEN, a documentary chronicling the history of public television and highlights of THIRTEEN’s programming over 50 years. Stream the full Pioneers documentaries here: https://www.thirteen.org/programs/p