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Who Is Rachel Zegler? 5 Things to Know About West Side Story’s Breakout Star

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Ready for her close-up! Rachel Zegler was just 16 when she scored the role of a lifetime as Maria in Steven Spielberg‘s upcoming adaptation of West Side Story — and her performance is already generating plenty of buzz.The New Jersey native was one of the thousands of hopeful applicants to respond to an open casting call via Twitter in January 2018.

Having previously portrayed the musical’s starring role in a local production, Zegler was familiar with the ins and outs of the soundtrack and was ultimately chosen to carry on the late Natalie Wood’s legacy six decades after the original movie premiered.

Though she’s new to the industry, the importance of this moment isn’t lost on Zegler.“[This movie is] a beautiful display of Latin joy and the

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