Star Rachel Zegler recalls being consistently questioned about her Latina identity when auditioning for Steven Spielberg's West Side Story.

Rachel Zegler recently revealed an invasive question she was asked during the casting process of West Side Story.

In a March cover story for Allure, the actor, 23, claimed that “white executives” asked her to prove her Latina heritage was “legit” during the casting process for Steven Spielberg’s remake of the ...

Rachel Zegler is a 17-year-old high school student from New Jersey Steven Spielberg‘s much-anticipated West Side Story remake has found its Maria in newcomer Rachel Zegler. Zegler is a 17-year ...

"I kept thinking, 'Do you want me to bring my abuelita in?'" the "Snow White" actress and singer says of her experience.

Rachel Zegler has said she faced a grilling over the legitimacy of her ethnicity by “white executives” when initially in the ...

She may be attacked by some as being too Latina to play Snow White, but she says that not so long ago, she was being asked to prove her Columbian heritage to be cast as Maria West Side Story.

Star of Snow White remake claims executives ‘kept calling to ask if I was legit’ ahead of her being cast as Maria in West ...

West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of ... But when Riff's best friend (and former Jet) Tony and Bernardo's younger sister Maria meet at a dance, no one can do anything to stop their ...

“There’s confusion because I don’t have a single ounce of Latin in my name,” Zegler said. “When I was in the running for ...