Meet the new 'Snow White', Latino actress Rachel Zegler

Rachel Zegler, 20, is currently largely unknown to audiences but will soon star as Maria in Steven Spielberg's much-delayed remake of 'West Side Story'. Photo: Handout

Colombian-American actress Rachel Zegler will play Snow White in Disney's latest live-action adaptation, the company said Tuesday (June 22).

Zegler, 20, is currently largely unknown to audiences but will soon star as Maria in Steven Spielberg's much-delayed remake of West Side Story, out in December, having seen off 30,000 rivals in an arduous open audition process.