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Why Can’t ‘West Side Story’ Just Cast a Puerto Rican Maria?

‘I WON’T SEE IT’

What does it say about representation in film when the starring character is specifically supposed to be Puerto Rican yet casting chooses someone who is not?

Mandy Velez

Published Dec. 6 2021 4:57AM EST

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Mandy Velez

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