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    Ariana DeBose wants you to feel Anita's presence before you even hear her

    by Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times Jan 27, 2022 3 minutes

    Ariana DeBose is not Anita. She doesn't even speak Spanish. Hearing her, seeing her in her civilian guise (really, how long before she becomes a Marvel heroine?), it becomes almost humorously clear just how much of a performance her star-making turn in Steven Spielberg's remake of "West Side Story" is.

    Then again, talking with DeBose, you learn just how much Anita is her.

    "One of the first conversations we had when I was auditioning — Tony [Kushner] was there (I'm such a big Tony Kushner fan; 'Angels in America'

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