Nolte: Rita Moreno Grovels to Woke Mob After Defending ‘In the Heights’ Casting

breitbart ^ | 06/17/2021 | John Notle

[ChicagoConservative27]

Oscar-winner Rita Moreno humiliated herself on Twitter Wednesday with a groveling apology to the Woke Mob after she defended the box office flop In the Heights.

When it tanked over its debut weekend — in some cases by as much as 80 percent below expectations — the knives came out for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights.

The film features many unknown black and Hispanic singers and dancers singing and dancing to songs no one’s heard of in a 145-minute movie with no plot. There are rumors it’s some sort of love story. But there’s no doubt the songs pushed woke talking points about how America’s racist for not allowing itself to be destroyed by unfettered illegal immigration.

[ChicagoConservative27]

I saw previews of this movie and it made me want to barf. Rita trying to relive her Westside Story days?

[griswold3]

I really like Rita Moreno. But as many have said, ‘Why is she defending a guy that wouldn’t defend himself?’
Take it all back, Rita.

[LIConFem]

I used to love Rita. She was excellent in West Side Story. Too bad she “went Hollywood”.

[wattsgnu]

I gotta laugh. I was born and grew up in the Heights. So, why is nobody yelling there were no Irish people in the movie? There were many of us in the neighborhood up to the end of the 70’s a few of us a little longer.

I am insulted. lol

[Sans-Culotte]

I lost any respect for Moreno when she appeared on a TCM retrospective on the original film of West Side Story and kept trashing Natalie Wood for being the wrong ethnicity for the part of Maria while praising George Chakiris as Bernardo even though Chakiris is of Greek extraction. It's always fun to see the woke apologizing for not being woke enough. They're like the Dantonists being eliminated by the Robespierrists.

[Dr. Ursus]

They have two male leads and two female. One male lead is black and play a hero role.This is nothing more than getting publicity, because it ranked at the box office.

[Impala64ssa]

Best to leave em while you're still looking good

[proust]

[lee martell]

Rita always seems to see herself as The Expert on all matters Puerto Rican. Don’t forget, Rita, some of these causes are out of your life experience. Maybe just look and learn first, before blurting things out, Cheerleader style.

[simpson96]

Get Woke...go broke!

[Rummyfan]

The film features many unknown black and Hispanic singers and dancers singing and dancing to songs no one’s heard of in a 145-minute movie with no plot. There are rumors it’s some sort of love story. But there’s no doubt the songs pushed woke talking points about how America’s racist for not allowing itself to be destroyed by unfettered illegal immigration.

It sounds like a sure-fire hit. What went wrong?!

As for Rita Moreno, quite the hottie back in the day, and her day stretches all the way back to Singing' in the Rain.

[kalee]

“Everything free in America” However “for a small fee” has now become “after you pay the Coyote to get you here”.

[wally_bert]

One of my favorite musicals.

I worked in TV production so I can relate a little more.

Only boring public broadcasting stuff though but production is production.

[wally_bert]

She did a few guest star roles in Rockford also.

[Rummyfan]

I watched some WW II flick last week, 633 Squadron, which had Chakiris playing a Norwegian LOL.

[ConservativeMind]

I liked her in “The Electric Company.”

[Rummyfan]

Moreno played a Siamese mistress of the king in The King and I. How does she think about that now?!

[frank ballenger]

Gang war about to break out in West Side Story....

We see that exact look on the faces of Adam Schiff and Lindsay Graham when they face off in DC. Best to not get involved.

[wally_bert]

A decent show for the time.

[dfwgator]

I liked her in “The Electric Company.”

Here she is with Morgan Freeman.