Rachel Zegler is a 17-year-old high school student from New Jersey Steven Spielberg‘s much-anticipated West Side Story remake has found its Maria in newcomer Rachel Zegler. Zegler is a 17-year ...

"I kept thinking, 'Do you want me to bring my abuelita in?'" the "Snow White" actress and singer says of her experience.

In a March cover story for Allure, the actor, 23, claimed that “white executives” asked her to prove her Latina heritage was “legit” during the casting process for Steven Spielberg’s remake of the ...

She may be attacked by some as being too Latina to play Snow White, but she says that not so long ago, she was being asked to prove her Columbian heritage to be cast as Maria West Side Story.

When I was in the running for Maria in West Side Story, they kept calling to ask if I was legit. I remember thinking, 'Do you want me to bring my abuelita in? I will. I'll bring her into the ...

“When I was in the running for Maria in West Side Story, they kept calling to ask if I was legit. I remember thinking, ‘Do you want me to bring my abuelita in? I will. I'll bring her into the ...

Rachel Zegler said an interview with Allure magazine that white studio executives repeatedly questioned her during the ...

“There’s confusion because I don’t have a single ounce of Latin in my name,” Zegler said. “When I was in the running for ...

Rachel Zegler hit back at a “bunch of white executives” who allegedly questioned her Latina heritage when she auditioned for a role in “West Side Story.” “There’s confusion because I ...