388K views · 7.5K reactions | Sophia Loren winning the Oscar® for Best Actress for her performance in "Two Women" at the 34th Academy Awards® in 1962 -- Presented by Burt Lancaster and accepted by Greer Garson. | The Academy | Facebook

Puerto Rican actress Rita Moreno made history at the 34th Academy Awards as the first Latina to win an Oscar (Best Supporting Actress) for her take as the no-nonsense Anita in ‘West Side Story.’ West Side Story' won 10 Oscars (of its 11 nominations), including Best Picture, breaking a record for the number of awards won by a musical. Rita, when asked about her experience playing Anita, said that “the fact that there was a person playing a puertorriqueña in a huge, successful musical was enough f