00:00 Broadway sensation Chita Rivera has died at the age of 91. She became an icon after rising
00:06 to fame in the original production of West Side Story. With her trademark energy, she
00:10 garnered 10 Tony nominations and won twice. She was also awarded the Presidential Medal
00:15 of Freedom by Barack Obama in 2009 for forging a path for Latina artists. Her daughter said
00:21 she died peacefully in New York from a brief illness.
00:25 We should have two lives, one a tryout and one you're judged by.
00:32 [SWOOSH]
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