Rachel Zegler claims white studio executives repeatedly questioned her Latina identity during her casting for Steven Spielberg's 2021 remake of West Side Story. The actress discussed her struggle to prove her heritage in a new interview with Allure, released yesterday. “There's confusion because I don't have a single ounce of Latin in my name,” Zegler — who is currently engulfed in controversy amid the release of Disney's “woke” Snow White — shared. “When I was in the running for Maria in West Side Story, they kept calling to ask if I was legit. I remember thinking, ‘Do you want me to bring my abuelita in? I will. I’ll bring her into the studio if you want to meet her.’” Rachel expressed her bewilderment at “having a bunch of white executives have you prove your identity to them.”