[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Variety [@Variety](/creator/twitter/Variety) on x 3M followers Created: 2025-03-18 18:08:18 UTC Rachel Zegler says white studio executives "kept calling to ask if I was legit" Latina during "West Side Story" casting. “There’s confusion because I don’t have a single ounce of Latin in my name. When I was in the running for María 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 studio if you want to meet her... Having a bunch of white executives have you prove your identity to them…It’s an interesting experience being part of that diaspora in the current climate we live in. But I love being Colombian.” Read more here:  XXXXXXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [latin](/topic/latin) [legit](/topic/legit) [rachel](/topic/rachel) [Post Link](https://x.com/Variety/status/1902059502679019554)
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Variety @Variety on x 3M followers
Created: 2025-03-18 18:08:18 UTC
Rachel Zegler says white studio executives "kept calling to ask if I was legit" Latina during "West Side Story" casting.
“There’s confusion because I don’t have a single ounce of Latin in my name. When I was in the running for María 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 studio if you want to meet her... Having a bunch of white executives have you prove your identity to them…It’s an interesting experience being part of that diaspora in the current climate we live in. But I love being Colombian.”
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