“Most of the Atmosphere Was Fully Created on Set”: Dp Pj López on Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided Go For It

Rita Moreno stands as one of the rare few entertainers to attain Egot status.

Mariem Pérez Riera intimate documentary on the West Side Story star the racism Moreno faced as a Puerto Rican immigrant with aplomb, featuring interviews other iconic entertainers such as Gloria Estefan, Whoopi Goldberg and Eva Longoria.

Dp Pj López discusses how they captured the authentic essence of a beloved figure in movie history.

Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of your film? What were the factors and attributes that led to your being hired for this job? López: I had already worked with […]The post “Most of the Atmosphere Was Fully Created on Set”: Dp Pj López on Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided Go For It first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

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