For a long time, legendary performer Rita Moreno could do it all.
An EGOT recipient, activist, and proud mother and grandmother, Moreno speaks openly about the limitations she faces at age 92.
“I’m always calling [Fernanda] To do things.” Actress from “West Side Story” told People magazine that she was dependent on her only daughter. “I’m bad at remembering names, names of things, names of people. That’s a big part of being 92 years old now.”
“Sometimes you need her wisdom, and it’s more often than you think. Especially at this age, being 92 years old is not easy in many ways and some things are hard to understand. is.”
It’s a harsh reality that she and Fernanda don’t ignore. Moreno won’t be here one day. “I think as you, as a parent, get older, your child has to think, ‘It’s going to end someday,'” Moreno acknowledged.
“It’s not something Fernanda and I sit down and discuss, but I just know that she has to think about it,” she explained. “I think we’re both pretty brave about this. Yeah, we’re really honest and we’re very, very honest with each other.”
The Puerto Rican star and her late husband Leonard Gordon welcomed fellow actress Fernanda in 1967. As Moreno’s only child, the two have developed a unique relationship.
“There are always people who notice how close we are and comment, ‘I wish I felt that way about my mother!'” Moreno said of her close bond with her daughter. .
Moreno still gets roles in movies and television, but as she gets older, her focus is on her family.
“It’s the best thing in the world,” Moreno told the media about being a parent. “And my grandchildren [Justin, 25, and Cameron, 23,] If I had been born, I would have died happily. We are really lucky to have gotten to know each other so well. ”
