The West Side Story actress revealed that her eight-year relationship with her boyfriend, Marlon Brando, had been rife with instances of infidelity during an interview with The View.
She admitted that throughout that time Brando had been ‘constantly’ cheating on her.
She later revealed the reason why she eventually dated none other than Elvis Presley at that time when co-host Joy Behar questioned her about it.
‘I discovered underwear at his home and, of course, I was devastated. I broke down in tears and returned home, but I was also angry, just enraged.
The phone rings the following day, and I hear ‘Miss Moreno?’ I recalled saying, ‘Uh, yeah?’ Elvis Presley, my client, saw you at the 20th Century Fox commissary, and he liked what he saw. This is Colonel Parker
Although Rita could not believe what she was hearing, the news was timely.
She immediately recalled the underwear she had discovered at Brando’s home when she first heard about it.
I replied, ‘Oh?’ ‘And he would very much like to meet you,’ he added. The actor said, ‘And I thought about those underwear and I responded, ‘Yes, I would!’‘The star added, ‘And would you like to meet him?’’
In her open discussion of her dates with Elvis, Rita called the King ‘nice but boring.’ Despite being charming, he was a rural guy. So, it didn’t take long for [Marlon Brando] to learn.
He began tossing chairs. He was furious. It was fantastic. Rita said, crossing her arms and pretending to look at her nails as she pretended not to be phased by Marlon Brando’s response.
‘And I just sat there as he threw chairs and carried on,’ Rita said.Rita and Marlon met while she was quite young. barely 22 years old.
On the set of the Napoleon biopic Désirée, the performers became friends.
They were together for eight years, and she went into great length about their love in the film Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.
She had an abysmal, turbulent relationship with The Godfather actor for eight years.
Rita discussed her relationship with Marlon Brando in the documentary.‘He was the father I couldn’t make happy. I was completely unaware of that and didn’t know it.
But he was the one I wished to win over, the one I wished to wed.Even stories about suicide and abortion were shared throughout her connection with the actor.
She honestly stated in the documentary that it was a difficult time in her life.
She acknowledged having the actor’s picture in her bedroom.‘Why was Marlon Brando in that picture? Because he was a significant love in her life at the time, she said.
‘This one is there because it nearly feels like a scene from a movie. He was my life’s passion, and that person over there is my life’s love.
She acknowledged having the actor’s picture in her bedroom.‘Why was Marlon Brando in that picture? Because he was a significant love in her life at the time, she said.
‘This one is there because it nearly feels like a scene from a movie. He was my life’s passion, and that person over there is my life’s love.’