Maria

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Maria is the young Puerto Rican woman at the heart of the musical "West Side Story," whose forbidden romance with Tony drives the story’s modern retelling of "Romeo and Juliet."

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Maria canonical 8

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
musical theatre character ⓘ
appearsIn West Side Story ⓘ
appearsInGenre musical ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
basedOn Juliet ⓘ
linked to: Juliet Capulet
basedOnWork Romeo and Juliet ⓘ
conflictContext rival street gangs ⓘ
createdFor Broadway ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ
ethnicity Puerto Rican ⓘ
familyName Nunez ⓘ
linked to: Núñez
fictionalUniverse West Side Story universe ⓘ
linked to: West Side Story
firstAppearanceWork West Side Story (1957 stage musical) ⓘ
linked to: West Side Story
firstAppearanceYear 1957 ⓘ
gangAffiliationThroughFamily Sharks ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
inspiredBy Shakespearean tragedy ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
loveInterest Tony ⓘ
loveInterestGangAffiliation Jets ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
television ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
name Maria ⓘ
narrativeRole protagonist ⓘ
romantic heroine ⓘ
nationality Puerto Rican ⓘ
portrayedBy Ali Ewoldt ⓘ
Carol Lawrence ⓘ
Josefa Ferrer ⓘ
Josefina Scaglione ⓘ
Marni Nixon ⓘ
Natalie Wood ⓘ
Rachel Zegler ⓘ
Sierra Boggess ⓘ
romanticRelationshipType forbidden romance ⓘ
settingCity New York City ⓘ
settingCountry United States ⓘ
sibling Bernardo ⓘ
songAssociated A Boy Like That / I Have a Love ⓘ
I Feel Pretty ⓘ
One Hand, One Heart ⓘ
Tonight ⓘ
themeAssociated cultural conflict ⓘ
interracial romance ⓘ
urban violence ⓘ

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