{"id":2123389,"date":"2025-10-29T20:40:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2123389"},"modified":"2025-10-29T20:40:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:40:13","slug":"rita-moreno-arrives-in-rochester-ahead-of-george-eastman-award-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rita-moreno-arrives-in-rochester-ahead-of-george-eastman-award-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Rita Moreno arrives in Rochester ahead of George Eastman Award ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ROCHESTER, N.Y. 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