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I love the theater because the theater is alive. The audience is right there.

Chita Rivera

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Chita Rivera
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: January 23
Actress
Dancer
Film Actor
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Washington
District of Columbia
Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero
Audience
Right
Love
Theater
Alive

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