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Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera (born January 23, 1933) is an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her roles in musical theatre. She is the first Hispanic woman and the first Latino American〔("In 35 Years, Kennedy Center has Honored Only One Hispanic American…Chita Rivera", AllGov, December 4, 2012. )〕 to receive a Kennedy Center Honors award (December 2002). She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.〔("President Obama Names Medal of Freedom Recipients" ), White House Office of the Press Secretary, July 30, 2009〕
==Early years==
Rivera was born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Katherine (Anderson), a government clerk, and Pedro Julio Figueroa del Rivero,〔("Chita Rivera Biography" ) filmreference.com, accessed October 29, 2011〕 a clarinetist and saxophonist for the United States Navy Band. Her father was Puerto Rican, and her mother was of Scottish and Italian descent.〔Ratner-Arias, Sigal.("Q&A: Chita Rivera reflects on life in the theater" ) etaiwannews.com (Associated Press), September 4, 2009.〕 Rivera was seven years old when her mother was widowed and went to work at The Pentagon.
In 1944, Rivera's mother enrolled her in the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet (now the Jones Haywood School of Dance).〔("Website of the Jones Haywood School of Dance" ) joneshaywood.com〕 Later, when she was 15, a teacher from George Balanchine's School of American Ballet visited their studio; and Rivera was one of two students picked to audition in New York City; she was accompanied to the audition by Doris Jones, one of the people who ran the Jones-Haywood School. Rivera's audition was successful, and she was accepted into the school and given a scholarship〔
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