Emilio Delgado, best known to generations of “Sesame Street” viewers as ... him for more than 40 years? Sonia Manzano, who for decades played Luis’ co-worker and eventual wife, Maria ...

Sonia Manzano pictured at ... the pregnancy was written into Sesame Street. Their daughter is named Gabriela “Gabi” Rodriguez. The idea of Maria and Luis getting together was originally ...

Sesame Street is losing ... It Shop alongside Luis, the show’s Mexican-American handyman. The characters later married and had a child, Gabi, who was initially played by Manzano’s daughter ...

SONIA MANZANO: (As Maria) "Goldilocks And The Three Bears" - an oldie, but a goodie. UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: (As Character) Yeah. MARTIN: Sonia Manzano has played Maria on "Sesame Street" for more ...

Sonia Manzano, who's played the beloved character Maria on Sesame Streetfor nearly 45 years, announced this week that she's retiring. Manzano broke the news during a speech at the annual ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - It's the end of an era for Sesame Street. Actress Sonia ... Manzano's Maria character came to be known on "Sesame Street" for operating the Fix-It shop with Luis ...

After 45 years on Sesame Street ... alongside Luis, the show’s Mexican-American handyman. The characters later married and had a child, Gabi, who was initially played by Manzano’s daughter ...