Sonia Manzano: From South Bronx to Sesame Street
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Sonia Manzano: From South Bronx to Sesame Street
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To celebrate 50 years of Sesame Street, Sonia Manzano, who played Maria, and Alan Muraoka, the current owner of Hooper's Store, share their favorite guest stars and what it has meant to teach kids how to live happy and healthy lives. | Today Show
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To celebrate 50 years of Sesame Street, Sonia Manzano, who played Maria, and Alan Muraoka, the current owner of Hooper's Store, share their favorite guest stars and what it has meant to teach kids how to live happy and healthy lives. | Today Show
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It's neighbors like Maria who make our street one big family. Thank you Sonia Manzano for sharing your kindness, culture, and friendship with us for so many years. We love you! ❤ #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth | Sesame Street
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It's neighbors like Maria who make our street one big family. Thank you Sonia Manzano for sharing your kindness, culture, and friendship with us for so many years. We love you! ❤ #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth | Sesame Street
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Sonia Manzano isn’t just a television legend — she’s a Boricua who made an entire generation feel seen. For 44 years on Sesame Street, she opened doors, shattered barriers, and brought our stories into millions of homes as María — proving that Puerto Rican voices belong everywhere. Today, her legacy is historic: 15 Daytime Emmy Awards, the most ever earned by a Latina. And she’s still shaping young minds as the creator of the beloved PBS Kids series Alma’s Way, inspired by her Puerto Rican child
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Sonia Manzano isn’t just a television legend — she’s a Boricua who made an entire generation feel seen. For 44 years on Sesame Street, she opened doors, shattered barriers, and brought our stories into millions of homes as María — proving that Puerto Rican voices belong everywhere. Today, her legacy is historic: 15 Daytime Emmy Awards, the most ever earned by a Latina. And she’s still shaping young minds as the creator of the beloved PBS Kids series Alma’s Way, inspired by her Puerto Rican child
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Sonia Manzano’s story comes to life in “Street Smart: Lessons From a TV Icon” / HipLatina
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Sonia Manzano’s story comes to life in “Street Smart: Lessons From a TV Icon” / HipLatina
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Before she was Maria on "Sesame Street," Sonia Manzano was a kid in the South Bronx searching for someone like her on TV, and finding no one. Years later, she changed that. As Maria, Sonia chose not to play a character but to be herself, becoming the role model she never had. Now, through the children’s show "Alma’s Way," she’s helping a new generation see themselves on screen — just like she once dreamed she could. Listen to Sonia's full episode on Life In Seven Songs now: https://sf.news/3KIz5
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Before she was Maria on "Sesame Street," Sonia Manzano was a kid in the South Bronx searching for someone like her on TV, and finding no one. Years later, she changed that. As Maria, Sonia chose not to play a character but to be herself, becoming the role model she never had. Now, through the children’s show "Alma’s Way," she’s helping a new generation see themselves on screen — just like she once dreamed she could. Listen to Sonia's full episode on Life In Seven Songs now: https://sf.news/3KIz5
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Sonia Manzano Story: From the South Bronx to Sesame Street - Representation Matters
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Sonia Manzano Story: From the South Bronx to Sesame Street - Representation Matters
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Sesame Street's OG: Sonia Manzano drops TRUTH bombs I Reppin
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She Made History on Sesame Street 🇵🇷✨ #representationmatters
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Remember Maria from Sesame Street? Sonia Manzano shares with host Kevin Burke how she transitioned from the South Bronx, where she grew up, to Sesame Street Street as Maria and winning 15 #EmmyAwards in parts 1 and 2 of the interview. Listen to Sonia's candid coming-of-age story. Available right now wherever you listen to your podcast or by visiting our website: Part 1: https://bit.ly/308cazP Part 2: https://bit.ly/3AiVlyg #pbskids #Bronx #bronxny #newyork #hometown #fromthebronx #yourhometown #
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Personal stories can be powerful guides – Sonia Manzano discusses how her own early experiences informed Sesame Street’s María and her thoughts on embracing the influence each of us has, no matter the scale. Watch the full conversation at instagram.com/televisionacademyfoundation ✨ | Emmys / Television Academy
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Pie in the face to Maria (Sonia Manzano) on “Sesame Street” #pieintheface #piethrowing #womanpied
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STREET SMART: LESSONS FROM A TV ICON Interview
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"That's what PBS does. It inspires us to connect while coming to our own conclusions." Sonia Manzano, loved across generations as Maria on Sesame Street, shares some important words on the value that PBS brings to America. #pbs #ilovepbs #viewerslikemepbs #almasway #sesamestreet | Viewers Like Me
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I am an Executive Producer of the new documentary Street Smart: Lessons from a TV Icon, about Sonia Manzano, known to millions as “Maria” from Sesame Street – who made history as and the first Latina on U.S. television in a regular role. I’m excited to announce our NYC Premiere on November 16th at the @docnycfest 🎬: Screening Details: @streetsmartfilm 🗓️: Saturday, Nov. 16th ⏰: 2:00PM 📍: @villageeastbyangelika 🎟️: www.docnyc.net *Use discount code: 25_DOCNYC_PTNR You don’t want to miss this
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Sesame Street nostalgia hits different #sesamestreet #nostalgia #childhood
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