"I remember thinking, 'Do you want me to bring my abuelita in? I will. I’ll bring her into the studio,' " said the 'Snow White' actress

Rachel Zegler is opening up about a shocking experience she faced while preparing to star in “West Side Story.” In a March cover story for Allure, the actor, 23, claimed that “white executives” asked her to prove her Latina heritage was “legit” during the casting process for Steven Spielberg’s remake of the famous 1961 musical.

I’ll bring her into the studio if you want to meet her.” Zegler ended up landing the role when she was just 17 years old, launching her into the Hollywood mainstream. “It’s an interesting experience being part of that diaspora in the current climate we live in,