"I kept thinking, 'Do you want me to bring my abuelita in?'" the "Snow White" actress and singer says of her experience.

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.

Amid unwarranted discourse around her casting as 'Snow White', Rachel Zegler is sharing her experience as a Latina actress.

New Jersey’s Rachel Zegler has been on a nonstop upward trajectory since making her film debut as Maria in Steven Spielberg’s “ West Side Story ” in 2021. The actor and singer known for her “ songbird ” voice stars as Snow White in Disney’s upcoming live-action musical adaptation of the 1937 animated film, due in theaters March 21.

Actress and singer Rachel Zegler credited Ariana Grande and other women in Hollywood for offering their support as she prepares for ‘Snow White’ to hit theatres. Zegler shared that Grande is among those who have lent their support to her in recent weeks.

Rachel Zegler stars as the title character and Gal Gadot is the sinister Evil Queen of Disney's live-action musical redo "Snow White."