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    The Alt.Latino Interview: Rita Moreno

    The iconic actress talks about her new "Abuelita" role on Netflix's One Day At A Time, Steven Spielberg's adaption of West Side Story, and what it's like to be an octogenarian actress.
    by Felix Contreras Feb 01, 2018 6 minutes
    The cast of One Day At A Time: (clockwise from top) Rita Moreno; Marcel Ruiz; Justina Machado; and Isabella Gomez.

    There are not enough superlatives to describe Rita Moreno. At an age when most are well past their most productive years, the Puerto Rico-born Moreno just completed the second season of Netflix's One Day At A Time.

    If you haven't seen the series yet, it's a remake of the popular sitcom that ran on CBS from 1975-84. The single mom and two children framework of the original has been reconfigured as a single Cuban-American mom and her two wacky and mischievous kids (one son, one daughter). Rita Moreno plays the family's "Abuelita."

    I spoke with Moreno about One Day At A Time (which you can binge watch on Netflix now). Our interview can be heard in its entirety in the latest edition of our Alt.Latino podcast. The transcript below has been edited for clarity.

    Felix Contreras: The last time you were here, you had just released a . And now you are here with the second season of a new Netflix series, . You know, I think people would be OK if you decided to

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