Chita Rivera

Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero Anderson (January 23, 1933 – January 30, 2024), better known as Chita Rivera, was an American actress, dancer, and singer, who was best known for her roles in musical theater. She was the first Hispanic woman and first Latino American "In 35 Years, Kennedy Center has Honored Only One Hispanic American…Chita Rivera", AllGov, December 4, 2012. to receive a Kennedy Center Honors award (December 2002). She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009."President Obama Names Medal of Freedom Recipients" , White House Office of the Press Secretary, July 30, 2009 Following a brief illness, she died in New York on January 30, 2024, one week after her 91st birthday.

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Category:Tony Award winning actors
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