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Rachel Zegler says West Side Story executives repeatedly asked her to prove Latina heritage
The Snow White actor, whose mother is Colombian-American, said ‘when I was in the running for María, they kept calling to ask if I was legit’
Zegler commented that “there’s confusion because I don’t have a single ounce of Latin in my name”, adding: “When I was in the running for María in West Side Story, they kept calling to ask if I was legit. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has given Snow White a PG certificate, with its scene descriptions triggering more accusations of “ridiculous” levels of sensitivity. The BBFC’s content advice says that the film contains a scene where “a woman is deliberately poisoned”, “a girl is surrounded by ominous trees” and “a character threatens to shove something up another’s backside during a comic exchange”.
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