The play West Side Story was first staged in New York in 1957, and the film was produced in 1961 ... Natalie Wood, who played Maria, had her skin darkened for the role. This also happened to Puerto ...

A high school student has been cast as Maria in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story remake. Rachel Zegler, 17, was chosen from 30,000 applicants after responding to a casting call for Latino and ...

Natalie Wood starred as Maria in the 1961 West Side Story film Boggess was due to play Maria in a concert version of West Side Story with the John Wilson Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in ...