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You take a plug and put it in a socket, and that's what the theatre is-it lights up right away. You speak, and they respond immediately.
Chita Rivera
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Chita Rivera
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: January 23
Actress
Dancer
Film Actor
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Washington
District of Columbia
Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero
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