Chita Rivera, Broadway pioneer and the first Anita in 'West Side Story', dies at 91. The actress, singer and dancer has died in New York, where she spent most of her life.

15 years ago she received the highest US honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was only 17 when she debuted, and 24 when she became Anita in the famous musical West Side Story. She herself affirmed then that she did not intend to retire: “I wouldn't know what to do if I weren't moving"