NEW YORK – Sesame Street is about to be less A-OK. Sonia Manzano, who has played the role of Maria on the groundbreaking kid show since 1971, is retiring. Manzano, 65, broke the news earlier this week ...
But when being herself meant using Spanglish words, she learned that not everyone understood what she was saying Sonia Manzano is recalling how producers and cast members on Sesame Street told her ...
Long before “Sesame Street” premiered, Sonia Manzano lived there — minus the Muppets. Manzano spent 44 years on the beloved children’s show as Maria, joining two years after its 1969 debut that showed ...
This interview originally aired on September 7, 2015. For over four decades, Sonia Manzano has simply been Maria to legions of Sesame Street viewers. Her recent departure from the show inspired a wave ...
Sesame Street actress Sonia Manzano, who played Maria Rodriquez on the beloved children's television program, is retiring after nearly 45 years. The 65-year-old announced her upcoming departure during ...
Sonia Manzano has spent the past 44 years of her career on Sesame Street as Maria, but that is all coming to an end. During a recent appearance at the American Library Association’s annual conference, ...