“I thought of all the nasty things that people did to me, not people, women, and I just incorporated that into the character.”
Born in Puerto Rico, Moreno started her profession in Hollywood within the Nineteen Fifties, going through challenges as a Hispanic girl within the business that she has spoken about. She received her solely Oscar in 1962 for enjoying Anita in “West Side Story.”
In “The Prank,” which opens in theaters on Friday, Moreno performs Mrs. Wheeler, who’s falsely accused of murdering a scholar after a social media prank goes fallacious.
Moreno was the primary alternative of director Maureen Bharoocha, who mentioned she had been desirous to work together with her “forever.”
“Maybe this would be enticing because she’s never done this type of movie. So, you know, actors want to work outside the confines of what they usually get to play,” mentioned Bharoocha.
Moreno, one of many few actors to have received an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award – or an EGOT as it’s recognized within the career – reveled within the problem.
“I loved playing this mean snake of a woman. It’s just such a great change. I mean, anything goes,” Moreno mentioned.
And she liked imbuing her character with “awful taste,” together with a silver bob coiffure with tremendous quick bangs and clothes discovered on the Goodwill retailer.
During the shoot, Moreno mentioned she would inform Bharoocha that she had considered one thing actually terrible and ask if it was an excessive amount of.
“No, keep going. Go further. Let’s see how nasty she can be,” Bharoocha mentioned.
(Reporting by Omar Younis; Writing by Mary Milliken; Editing by Richard Chang)
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