Sesame Street is losing one of its most celebrated residents, Maria Figueroa. After 44 years, Sesame Street's beloved Maria is moving on to greener climates as Sonia Manzano is retiring. The ...

Sonia Manzano's acting career began when she was in the original cast of Godspell — a musical which began as a student production on campus,... For the last 44 years, you could ask Maria how to get to ...

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 ...

Sonia Manzano has spent the past 44 years of her career on Sesame Street as Maria, but that is all coming to an end. During a recent appearance at the American Library Association’s annual conference, ...

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 that showed ...

Some of my first words happened because Sonia Manzano was talking to me through the TV. “Uno, dos, tres,” she would cheerfully sing, instructing the children onscreen to follow her lead. “Cuatro, ...