It's Time Afro-Latinas Like "West Side Story's" Ariana DeBose Are Cast as Leads. By Johanna Ferreira. Published on Feb 1, 2022 at 4:00 PM. Everett Collection Everett Collection.

Ariana DeBose, Steven Spielberg, and Rachel Zegler attend the New York premiere of West Side Story on November 29, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for 20th Century ...

Ariana DeBose, who plays the character Anita in the new West Side Story film (which hits theaters on Dec. 10), directed by Steven Spielberg and written by screenwriter Tony Kushner, is really ...