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Rita Moreno did not let imply ladies cease her success in Hollywood.
The legendary actress appeared on “The View” on Monday to advertise her new movie “The Prank,” wherein she performs a imply professor falsely accused of homicide. She advised the morning discuss present hosts she used “terrible” ladies in Hollywood she met throughout her rise to fame as inspiration for the function.
“I simply thought, how am I going to play this horrible particular person? And I considered all the ladies in my life — notably in present enterprise — who’d actually been terrible to me,” Moreno, 92, mentioned.
The “West Facet Story” actress continued: “I mentioned to myself, I believed, ‘I’ll use all the issues that they did with me and my little Puerto Rican previous,’ and that is what I do. Boy was that enjoyable.”
Moreno did not name anybody out particularly, although co-host Ana Navarro handed a chunk of paper to her to jot down the names down.
“The Prank” additionally stars Connor Kalopsis and Ramona Younger, and is about to premiere March 15 in restricted theaters after first premiering at South by Southwest in 2022.
Rita Moreno criticizes Trump, shares sandwich joke
Elsewhere through the episode, the EGOT winner shared a “fantastic little joke,” she noticed, a recipe for a “Trump Sandwich.”
“I noticed an indication in a deli wall in LA, the place I used to be visiting,” Moreno shared. “And it mentioned: Trump Sandwich. After which it goes on to explain it. … Two slices of white bread, bologna, and a really small pickle.”
The joke elicited laughs and applause from the room. Co-host Sunny Hostin praised the recipe with a “chef’s kiss” whereas Navarro added that the sandwich “in all probability sells for $399,” in reference to the value of former President Donald Trump’s official sneakers.
Moreno shared a extra critical criticism of Trump later throughout her look.
“I’m not about to vote for somebody who has 91 indictments towards him for felony actions,” she mentioned. “I imply, sufficient mentioned already. It is so silly. Have a look at all of the stuff that Biden has completed.”
Navarro, a Republican, agreed: “I am going to take 81 years over 91 counts any day,” to which Moreno responded, “Completely. It is appalling!”
