Maria From “Sesame Street, ”Sonia Manzano, Remembers Being Scolded for 'Throwing in a Lot of Spanglish' on the Show (Exclusive)

In a new documentary, Manzano recalls how producers told her before filming, "Sonia, be yourself. We just want you to be ...
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PBS Honors Sonia Manzano with the 2022 Beacon Award

ARLINGTON, VA; May 26, 2022 — Today PBS announced it will honor Sonia Manzano with the 2022 Beacon Award. The highest honor in public television, the Beacon award pays tribute to individuals whose ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

From ‘Sesame Street’ to BFF: Sonia Manzano stops by to talk about ‘Alma’s Way’

Sonia Manzano, who portrayed Maria on "Sesame Street" for 44 years, recalls vividly what it's like to be a child. "I remember being scared or how I would go into my head and was bored or made up a ...
WAMC

Sonia Manzano at UAlbany 4/30 for The Creative Life conversation and Selected Shorts

Sonia Manzano, the actor and author who played Maria for nearly five decades on "Sesame Street" will be the guest in this spring’s edition of The Creative Life: A Conversation Series at UAlbany, ...
KVIA

‘Sesame Street’s’ Maria, Sonia Manzano, remembers Emilio Delgado

Emilio Delgado, best known to generations of “Sesame Street” viewers as the patient and kind Luis, died last week at 81. Who better to memorialize him than the actress who worked alongside him for ...
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Sonia Manzano; Jennifer Papa; Rosa Zaremba

Steve Adubato is joined by Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on Sesame Street for 44 years, where she will share her journey on the iconic PBS show; Jennifer Papa, Founder of City Green, will discuss ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

From ‘Sesame Street’ to BFF: Sonia Manzano stops by to talk about ‘Alma’s Way’

Alma's Way is a new PBS Kids show created by Sonia Manzano. It follows a Puerto Rican girl growing up in the Bronx, much like she did. Manzano said she would have had a different perspective growing ...