NEW YORK (AP) — “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 ...

Legions of kids who grew up watching Sesame Street on PBS know her as "Maria." Now the 65-year-old actress, Sonia Manzano, will be retiring. Manzano made her announcement at the American Library ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While she was thrilled to represent her Latino heritage on the show, the New York-born Manzano made a bit of a slip-up after ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (AP) — Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer ...

Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in children's lives and a rare Latino face on American television as fix-it shop owner Luis on Sesame Street, ...

Generations of children knew Emilio Delgado as Sesame Street's fix-it shop owner, Luis Rodriguez. This week, Delgado died at age 81, having been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer two years ago. He ...

Sonia Manzano is best known for her long-running role on Sesame Street. She joined the cast of the iconic PBS children’s series in 1971, playing Puerto Rican teen Maria Rodriguez. The character ...

NEW YORK -- "Sesame Street" is about to be less A-OK. Sonia Manzano, who has played the role of Maria on the groundbreaking children's show since 1971, is retiring. Manzano, 65, broke the news earlier ...