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 ...

Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on “Sesame Street,” co-starred alongside Delgado, who played Luis, for decades. In a piece for Time, she remembered her co-star as “eternally positive” and ...

At just 21 years old, Sonia landed the iconic role of "Maria" on SESAME STREET, becoming the first Latina to appear on national television in a regular role—a role she would embody for 44 years.

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 ...

'Sesame Street' debuts first Filipino American Muppet With the future of beloved characters like Big Bird, Elmo and Cookie Monster in jeopardy, some fans began to fret that a program once widely ...

By Chris Harnick and Lauren Piester •Published July 1, 2015•Updated on July 2, 2015 at 11:50 am It's the end of an era for "Sesame Street": Sonia Manzano--Maria for more than four decades--is ...

The beloved Muppets are teaching children how to deal with complex emotions. — -- Big Bird and his "Sesame Street" buddies are taking on a new mission: helping kids learn to cope with stress ...

Manzano and Delgado co-starred on “Sesame Street” for decades — Manzano’s Maria and Delgado’s Luis ran the Fix-It Shop together before their characters married in 1988, in an emotional ...