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Photograph courtesy of People magazine.

Rita Moreno will be presented with People En Español‘s lifetime achievement award in the arts next month – and Ricky Martin will be the one to hand her the award.

Moreno, best known for her role in the iconic West Side Story, is one of only 12 artists who are card-carrying members of the ultra-exclusive EGOT club (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). Whoa.

“Rita Moreno is part of our history at People En Español,” said the magazine’s editor, Armando Correa. “This year we dedicated our ’50 Most Beautiful’ issue to a new generation of entertainers, a generation that would not be where it is today had it not been for all the barriers that Rita Moreno had broken down in her own stellar, six-decade long career.” 

The aforementioned “50 Most Beautiful” issue will be available on newsstands May 2. Moreno will receiver her lifetime achievement award live on May 12 at 9:30 pm. Be sure to livestream her acceptance  here (we know we will).

Rita Moreno to be Presented with Lifetime Achievement Award  was originally published on zonadesabor.com