Rita Moreno Wins SAG’s Lifetime Achievement Award; Facts About The Hispanic Actress Who Dropped An F-Bomb During Her Acceptance Speech

In the recently concluded 20th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, the 82-year-old Rita Moreno nabbed the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award. It might be her seventh decade in the industry but she still excitedly went onstage to accept her award. Apart from dancing onto the stage, she likewise dropped an F-bomb because of her glee.

"I'm so f-cking thrilled," she declared. Rita Moreno's SAG award proves that she can stand out despite Hollywood's racial stereotypes. These facts are in celebration of her achievements:

Rita's name is inspired by an actress who touched her.

Puerto Rico-born Moreno came to America when she was barely 15 years old. Born as Rosita Delores Alverio, she picked Rita as her first name because she really looked up to 'Gilda' actress Rita Hayworth.

Rita has a jam-packed closet of trophies including Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.

Her career officially started when she was 11 years old. She started dubbing Spanish language versions of several American films. She is one of only 12 performers who have received Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT) awards.

She won her Emmys for 'The Muppet Show' and 'Rockford Files' while her Grammy came from 'The Electric Company Soundtrack' album. Her 'West Side Story' earned her an Oscar whereas her Tony came from her musical 'The Ritz'.

In 2009, Moreno was likewise awarded by President Barack Obama the National Medal of Arts.

Rita dated Marlon Brando, Elvis Presley, and even JFK before marrying a cardiologist.

The entertainer unquestionably has a colorful love life. She had a toxic affair with Marlon Brando which lasted for 8 years. Such affair even paved way for a failed abortion. It also pushed Moreno to have a suicide attempt.

In her memoir, she also disclosed how she dated Elvis Presley just to make Brando jealous. She likewise confessed how John F. Kennedy attempted to seduce her even if he was then holding hands with his wife.

Her tumultuous love story ended with her marrying cardiologist Lenny Gordon. The two was married for 35 years before Gordon passed away in 2010.

Rita made a joke about her acceptance speech for the SAG Awards.

In an interview with Parade magazine, Moreno joked that she would only pen a short acceptance speech: "I have to prepare a one-minute speech, which is hilarious. I'm Puerto Rican - I can't even say hello in one minute!"

Moreno ended her speech by singing a heartfelt tune from Tony Bennett's 'This Is All I Ask'.

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