'I promise you this: there is indeed a place for us.'
"Imagine this little girl in the back seat of a white Ford Focus," she asked viewers."Look into her eyes: you see an openly queer woman of colour, an Afro-Latina, who found her strength in life through art. That's what I believe we're here to celebrate.
"To anybody who has ever questioned your identity, ever ever, or you find yourself living in the grey spaces, I promise you this: there is indeed a place for us."co-star Rita Moreno won the Academy Award for playing the same role, Anita, for the original musical film back in the 1960s. The multi-talented singer and actress had been widely expected to take home the Oscar after largely sweeping awards season with wins at the BAFTA Awards, Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.has been DeBose's film breakthrough, she is an established stage actress with a Tony Award nomination for
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