Ever since Steven Spielberg first floated the idea, his WestSideStory adaptation has been a hot topic in Hollywood.
“[It’s] a beautiful display of Latin joy and the way that young Latin girls deserve to see themselves—dancing around in pretty dresses and singing about loving themselves,” she toldin November 2020. “It’s something that’s mattered so much to me, being Latina [and] singing ‘I Feel Pretty’ and meaning it. I hope that young people everywhere will know that their features are gorgeous and their culture is beautiful. I think that’s what it’s meant to my family. They know that it’s going to happen.
The latest interpretation of the Broadway staple was filmed in New York City in the summer of 2019. It wrapped that September and was initially set for a December 2020 release, but theWest Side Story
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