Hispanic Heritage Month 2014: Rita Moreno's Groundbreaking Life in the Spotlight Continues to Inspire Latino Actors

Many people use the word "icon" loosely when singing a star's praises, though it's rarely truly justified. But sometimes the word and the subject are interchangeable, especially if it's a Latina trailblazer at the culmination of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Vanidades Icons of Style Awards 2014: Rita Moreno, Thalia, Narcisco Rodriguez, and Roselyn Sanchez Among Honorees Celebrated in NYC [VIDEO]

By Melissa Castellanos
"Fashion is an astonishing gift. It has the ability to lift a Cinderella up from the ashes. If our clothes make the person, it is fashion that imagines what she can become," said the legendary Rita Moreno as she received the Iconic Woman of Style 2014/Lifetime Achievement Award from Vanidades, the first and most widely read Spanish-language women's lifestyle magazine in the United States and Latin America.
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