Sharks

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The Sharks are a Puerto Rican street gang in the musical and film "West Side Story," serving as rivals to the white American gang, the Jets.

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Label Occurrences
Sharks canonical 11

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional street gang ⓘ
theatrical character group ⓘ
adaptedIn West Side Story (1961 film) ⓘ
linked to: West Side Story

West Side Story (2021 film) ⓘ
linked to: West Side Story
appearsIn West Side Story (1961 film) ⓘ
linked to: West Side Story

West Side Story (2021 film) ⓘ
linked to: West Side Story

West Side Story (stage musical) ⓘ
linked to: West Side Story
basedOn real-world New York City gang tensions ⓘ
conflictWith Jets (West Side Story) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
createdBy Arthur Laurents ⓘ
Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
createdFor Broadway musical West Side Story (1957) ⓘ
linked to: West Side Story
danceStyleAssociated Latin dance ⓘ
ethnicBackground Puerto Rican ⓘ
fictionalBorough Manhattan ⓘ
fictionalLocation New York City ⓘ
firstAppearance West Side Story (1957 Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to: West Side Story
genre musical film ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
leader Bernardo (West Side Story) ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
stage ⓘ
member Anita (West Side Story) ⓘ
Bernardo (West Side Story) ⓘ
Chino (West Side Story) ⓘ
Consuelo (West Side Story) ⓘ
Indio (West Side Story) ⓘ
Pepe (West Side Story) ⓘ
Rosalia (West Side Story) ⓘ
musicStyleAssociated Latin jazz ⓘ
narrativeRole antagonists ⓘ
sympathetic characters ⓘ
opposedBy white American community in the story ⓘ
portrayedAs Puerto Rican immigrants and children of immigrants ⓘ
rival Jets (West Side Story) ⓘ
settingTime mid-1950s ⓘ
symbolizes marginalized immigrant community ⓘ
themeAssociated assimilation ⓘ
cultural identity ⓘ
gang rivalry ⓘ
immigration ⓘ
racism ⓘ
xenophobia ⓘ

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