Meet a Soon-to-Be-100-Year-Old Woman Who Can Sing and Dance in High Heels
BY Spectrum News Staff Manhattan
PUBLISHED 11:23 PM ET May 15, 2019
It's not often you find someone who is 100 years old and can still sing and dance - while in high heels.
Rita Corchado turns 100 on Friday.
Her friends organized a party for her Wednesday in advance.
She's well known in her Chelsea neighborhood, where she's lived since she was 16 after moving from Puerto Rico.
She might be best known for always being one of the best dressed in the room, and always in a pair of heels.
Rita says her secret to a long life is perseverance through adversity.
She says her faith has gotten her through good times and bad.
"I believe in God. When you got problems, when you have a problem, say, 'God, I am in your hands,'" Corchado said.
Corchado worked in the garment industry and retired in 1984 after 45 years of service.
She also let us in on another secret to her long life - enjoying one beer each night.