Toy maker Mattel has released a doll honoring Rita Moreno, the renowned Latin actor and Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award (EGOT) winner.
“Rita Moreno has long been a star on stage and a heroine in real life.As the first Latina to win the esteemed EGOT Award, and as a fierce and outspoken advocate for representation, Her most important role is to be the role model she never had,” Barbie's official account said on Tuesday. Post to Instagram.
“Barbie is proud to honor the actress and activist with the newest doll in the Barbie Tribute Collection, inspiring future generations to step into the spotlight,” the post continued. There is.
Moreno surpassed his EGOT status and became a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004, according to . web page From the White House of President George W. Bush.
In a comment on a Barbie doll Instagram post featuring Barbie, Moreno said, “I know her!!!”
slow last month, Moreno and other Puerto Rican stars, including singer-songwriter Lin Manuel Miranda and singer Ricky Martin, denounced President-elect Trump's “deliberate disregard” of the rally in New York City.
At the president-elect's event in the Empire State in October, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe joked that Puerto Rico was a “floating trash island.”
