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Manzano honored by the Bronx Children’s Museum
Join us for the Dinner and Live Auction at the Gala on May 8 to raise money for the Bronx Children's Museum.
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MAYOR’S OFFICE ANNOUNCES NEW LATIN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
Commission members will advise on strategic direction to position New York City as a global capital for the Latinx media and entertainment industry.
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Sonia Manzano’s Lifetime Of Service To Sesame Street
Join us for the Dinner and Live Auction at the Gala on May 8 to raise money for the Bronx Children's Museum.
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Book Club for Kids & “Revolution”
Commission members will advise on strategic direction to position New York City as a global capital for the Latinx media and entertainment industry.
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Read Sonia’s El Conquistador Interview
In this interview, Sonia talks about her fondest memories on Sesame Street.
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Sonia Featured in “Story Monsters Ink”
Sonia was the feature in the March 2017 edition of "Story Monsters Ink". We've included a pdf with the excerpt of her article, which you can download here.
Familiar Face on ‘Sesame Street’ Tells of Her Own Childhood
View the Exclusive Interview by Carmen Alicia Murguía here (PDF).
Here’s to Bob, Luis, Gordon, and the “Sesame Street” Grownups
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano is the subject of Episode 59 of the Book Club for Kids, with discussion and a celebrity reader.
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Bronx Children’s Museum Honors U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
The Bronx Children's Museum held its seventh annual Dream Big Day at Bronx Community College on July 14th. The honoree was Bronx native and U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Dream Big is the Museum's intensive summer arts-enrichment program for...
Sonia Manzano, a.k.a. Maria on ‘Sesame Street,’ Recalls Her Real-Life Bronx Childhood
The actress and writer on growing up in a tenement and living today on the Upper West Side, as told to the Wall Street Journal.
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Sonia Manzano Receives Lifetime Achievement at 2016 Daytime Emmy Awards
TV personality/host Sonia Manzano awarded a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel on May 1, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
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Sonia Manzano to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announces that Sonia Manzano, legendary performer of “Maria” from Sesame Street, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Adios Amigos and See You Soon
Sonia reflects on her decision to retire from Sesame Street after so many decades of playing "Maria".
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