![]() In a recent interview, Spielberg expressed his refusal to cast anyone who wasn't Latinx for any of the Puerto Rican roles. She has to be able to speak in Spanish, and if she can't, she has to learn to speak it.'" That would be nice, but she has to be Hispanic. "Because Steven came to me and was like, 'I'm so in love with this little girl that tested for Maria, but her last name is Zegler - Rachel Zegler.' I was like, 'Is she Hispanic?' He was like, 'She's from Colombia.' I was like, 'It's fine. That was my thing as a producer," she said. ![]() "It's like, they don't have to be Puerto Rican, but they certainly all must be Hispanic. It makes me so proud, and it makes me so thrilled and grateful that Steven thought of me," she said, explaining how she shared with Spielberg and Kushner that while not all the Puerto Rican characters in the film had to be played by Puerto Ricans, she did request that they all at least be played by Latinx actors. ![]() "People tell me when they see the list of names at the end of the movie that there are so many Latino names. It was just as important to Moreno that all the Puerto Rican characters in the film were actually played by Latinx actors. Moreno said Spielberg and Kushner were determined to get this version of West Side Story right, especially when it came to the portrayal of the Puerto Rican community. This was just one scene where a bit of Spanish is spoken plus English, so you know what it's about." Walt Disney Studios They'll live with it because there's the rest of the movie. And they said some people may not like it, but they'll live with it. And a lot of critics picked up on this and loved it. "Ariana keeps saying, 'Speak English - speak English!' You know what it's about, and it's a sign of such deep respect that they chose not to do subtitles. "I asked Steven and Kushner, 'Why didn't you do titles?' And they said, 'Out of respect.' Let people wonder about what is being said, and you know, it's not hard because it's emotional stuff that happens with Bernardo and Maria - and it's obvious," Moreno exclusively told POPSUGAR. Spielberg has mentioned that the decision to not include subtitles for any of the Spanish dialogue was " out of respect for the inclusivity of our intention to hire a totally Latinx cast to play the Sharks' boys and girls." It was his way of showing respect toward the language and Spanish-speaking communities.
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