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

🇵🇷 52 years ago today, South Bronx’s very own Sonia Manzano (@soniammanzano) would take center stage as Maria on Sesame Street (@sesamestreet): a role that she would go on to play for 44 years! Not only was Manzano an actor, but also a writer for the show. For her work, she received 15 Emmys, and for her legacy, went on to receive a Lifetime Achievement Daytime Emmy Award in 2016, after her retirement. Like so many, Maria and the entire Sesame Street cast were staples of our childhood! An auth