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Haryana Debose won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “West Side Story”.
“Imagine this woman in the back seat of a white Ford Focus. Look into her eyes, a woman. StrangeApparently Strange And found his strength in life through Afro-Latin art. I think that’s what we’ve come to celebrate. “
This is how Haryana Debose, who won an Oscar for Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s new version of a classic musical, began her speech. Western story.
The 31-year-old actress of Puerto Rican descent became this Sunday First Actress Apparently Strange (From the LGBTQ community) to win the Academy Award.
Referring to the composer’s hit song, he added: “Anyone who has questioned him IdentificationOr if you’ve ever lived in gray, I assure you there is a place for us. “
“Dreams come true,” he added.
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Rita Moreno (center) won the same award in 1961 for the same role as Haryana Depos (right).
A relatively newcomer to the film, Dipos was praised for her enthusiastic portrayal of Anita, a revered Puerto Rican woman who displayed her singing and dancing skills in song. United States.
He also won a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a British Academy Film Award for his performance.
Depos trained in dance and played roles in productions Broadway What Hamilton And Summer: Donna Summer MusicalBefore Netflix appeared on TV music Prom Like a cheerleader struggling to get out of the closet.
Depos apro-Latin and frankly Strange. “I am from the United States“I’m a member of almost every marginalized community,” he told the OUT magazine in November.
This is the second time someone has won an Oscar for the role of Anita. Rita Moreno became the first Latin actress to win for her role in the 1962 edition Western story.
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Dipos was more successful than other award nominees Kirsten Dunst The The power of the dogBy Aunjanue Ellis King RichardJudy Dench for “Belfast” and Jesse Buckley for “The Dark Daughter” (Lost daughter)
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