Rita Moreno is ready to be butt of the joke on her big day.
While detailing her plans to celebrate her 95th birthday in December, the West Side Story actress shared that she’s going to be roasted by her friends at her party.
“We’re going to have a dinner,” Moreno exclusively told E! News’ Erin Lim Rhodesat the2026 Día De Muertos Gala on Oct. 27, “and I’m sure people will be insulting me all night.”
Indeed, the Oscar winner confirmed she’s “absolutely” going to be roasted by her loved ones. And she’s welcoming the playful jabs with open arms.
“Why not?” Moreno quipped, adding that “of course” they’ll be toasting her as well. “They can do whatever they damn want. It’s just a wonderful way to celebrate. So, I can’t wait.”
And as the One Day at a Time alum gets ready to celebrate her monumental birthday, she’s looking back at the milestones she’s achieved in her career.
After all, Moreno received the Vida y Legado (Life & Legacy) Award at the Día De Muertos event, presented by Lexus, Wells Fargo, Tequila Don Julio, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises and DNERO.
“I think it’s special,” she said of the award honoring her legendary career and impact in the industry. “It’s special because it’s Hispanic, and that makes me really, ultra proud and ultra
And while the Singin’ in the Rainactress has broken barriers to pave the way for generations of Latin stars to follow in her footsteps, she didn’t have anyone to guide her.
“Who helped me? Nobody,” Moreno admitted, “because if there had been people helping me, I probably would have gotten farther than I did.”
That said, she doesn’t appear to have any regrets about making it on her own.
As the Fast Xstar put it, “I owe nobody anything.”
“I don’t say that with bitterness,” she emphasized, “but I say it with a sense of attitude, because I deserve it and I earned it.”
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In fact, it’s her good attitude that the 94-year-old attributes to her longevity—both in her life and career.
“I call it spreading joy,” Moreno told E! News in March 2024. “If I see someone on the street who has a beautiful jacket on, I don’t mind just stopping and saying, ‘Excuse me, that is a beautiful jacket, you have good taste.’ I found in my life that that makes people very happy.”
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“I don’t think of getting older as looking better or worse; it’s just different. You change, and that’s okay. Life is about change,” she told Self.
Cameron Diaz
“There’s no such thing as anti-aging. We’re all aging, period. Women take it as something personal that they are getting older. They think that they failed somehow by not staying 25. This is crazy to me because my belief is that it’s a privilege to get older—not everybody gets to get older,” she told Access Hollywood.
Kate Beckinsale
“Historically when women have made strides of some type, culturally things rise up to oppress them. Right now I feel like we’ve made a lot of strides, but nobody’s allowed to age or look pregnant. I feel all of that stuff has gotten worse. It’s a brilliant way to keep people enslaved, by having them horrified by themselves. Well I refuse to feel shame about being human,” she told the Los Angeles Times.
Jennifer Lopez
“When I turned 40, I was like, huh. I accept myself more now. It was much more comforting,” she told Harper’s Bazaar.Advertisement
Cindy Crawford
“I’m actually happier with my body now… because the body I have now is the body I’ve worked for. I have a better relationship with it. From a purely aesthetic point of view, my body was better when I was 22, 23. But I didn’t enjoy it. I was too busy comparing it to everyone else’s,” she told Popsugar.
Drew Barrymore
“Gravity and wrinkles are fine with me. They’re a small price to pay for the new wisdom inside my head and my heart. If my breasts fall down to the floor and everything starts to sag, becoming hideous and gross, I won’t worry,” as she told Bustle.
Madonna
“F–k you. I’m 50. That’s what I’m going to say when I turn 50. Sorry,” as she told Popsugar.
Diane Keaton
“Here is my biggest takeaway after 60 years on the planet: There is great value in being fearless. For too much of my life, I was too afraid, too frightened by it all. That fear is one of my biggest regrets,” as the told PopSugar.Advertisement
Helen Mirren
“When you’re 16, you think 28 is so old! And then you get to 28 and it’s fabulous. You think, then, what about 42? Ugh! And then 42 is great. As you reach each age, you gain the understanding you need to deal with it and enjoy it,” she told Bustle.
Jennifer Garner
“I do think about ageing. I have those moments of panic and vanity, but life keeps getting better, so you can’t worry about it too much,” she told Marie Claire UK.
Celine Dion
“There’s no such thing is aging, but maturing and knowledge. It’s beautiful, I call that beauty,” she told Ok! Magazine.
Penelope Cruz
“Age holds absolutely no fear for me. There is so much enjoyment ahead,” as she told MarieClaire.Advertisement
Kate Winslet
“I’m baffled that anyone might not think women get more beautiful as they get older. Confidence comes with age, and looking beautiful comes from the confidence someone has in themselves,” she told Net-a-Porter Magazine.
Oprah Winfrey
“People who lie about their age are denying the truth and contributing to a sickness pervading our society—the sickness of wanting to be what you’re not…. I know for sure that only by owning who and what you are can you step into the fullness of life,” she wrote in O Magazine.
Diane Von Furstenberg
“Aging is out of your control. How you handle it, though, is in your hands…. In my older face, I see my life. Every wrinkle, every smile line, every age spot. There is a saying that with age, you look outside what you are inside. If you are someone who never smiles, your face gets saggy. If you’re a person who smiles a lot, you will have more smile lines. Your wrinkles reflect the roads you have taken; they form the map of your life. My face reflects the wind and sun and rain and dust from the trips I’ve taken. My face carries all my memories. Why should I erase them?” she told Vogue.
Reese Witherspoon
“But I think as a woman, you get older, you feel more confident in your sexuality. You’re not as intimidated by it, not as embarrassed by it. Sexuality and femininity is an accumulation of age and wisdom and comfort in your own skin,” she told Glamour.Advertisement
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