It's Memoir Week here at The Latina Book Club . Do let us know which memoirs/biographies you would add to our list. Happy Reading. “She looks like a Spanish Elizabeth Taylor.” -- Louis B. Mayer of MGM Woman. Actress. Legend. Rita Moreno’s memoir is fascinating and full of juicy details. She has written a vivid tell-all book about her childhood in Puerto Rico, her move to El Barrio in New York and her rising star during Hollywood’s Golden Age. She tells us about her discovery by Louis B. Mayer, dancing with Gene Kelly and acting with Gary Cooper and Yul Brynner. Rita is frank about the racial and sexual discrimination in the film industry, and about her many lovers, including Elvis Presley and “bad boy” Marlon Brando. ...