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2021 film
Cast
Ansel Elgort (Tony)
Rachel Zegler (Maria)
Ariana DeBose (Anita)
David Alvarez (Bernardo)
Mike Faist (Riff)
Rita Moreno (Valentina)
Characters
Maria
Tony
The Jets
Riff, the leader
Ice
Action
A-Rab
Baby John
Big Deal
Gee-Tar
Mouthpiece
Snowboy
Tiger
The Jet Girls
Velma
Graziella
Anybody's
Minnie
Clarice
Debby
Hotsie
The Sharks
Bernardo, the leader
Chino
The Shark Girls
Maria
Anita
More
Doc
Glad Hand
Stage Musical
Songs
Gee, Officer Krupke
Jet Song
America
Tonight
Something's Coming
One Hand, One Heart
Maria (song)
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==Musical== Maria works in a bridal shop with Anita, the girlfriend of her brother, Bernardo. Maria has just arrived from Puerto Rico for her arranged marriage to Chino, a friend of Bernardo's. Maria confesses to Anita that she is not in love with Chino. Anita makes Maria a dress to wear to the neighborhood dance. After the dance, Anita, Rosalia, and the other Shark girls discuss the differences between the territory of Puerto Rico and the mainland United States of America, with Anita defending America, and Rosalia yearning for Puerto Rico. Anita later tells Maria of the impending brawl between the Sharks and the Jets tomorrow night. The brawl results in the death of Bernardo, Anita's beloved. A grieving Anita arrives at Maria's apartment. As Tony leaves, he tells Maria to meet him at Doc's so they can run away to the country. In spite of her attempts to conceal it, Anita sees that Tony has been with Maria, and launches an angry tirade against him. Maria counters by telling Anita how powerful love is, and Anita realizes that Maria loves Tony as much as she had loved Bernardo. She admits that Chino has a gun and is looking for Tony. Lt. Schrank arrives to question Maria about her brother's death, and Anita agrees to go to Doc's to tell Tony to wait. Unfortunately, the Jets, who have found Tony, have congregated at Doc's, and they taunt Anita with racist slurs and eventually simulate rape. Doc arrives and stops them. Anita is furious, and in anger spitefully delivers the wrong message, telling the Jets that Chino has shot Maria dead.
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