Sonia Manzano is a legend of kids TV. She got her big break in 1971, as a junior at Carnegie Mellon. Sonia had gone back home to New York for her first gig in an off-Broadway play. While she was there ...

Sonia Manzano is transporting these middle schoolers back in time to her childhood. "Is Ma right? Am I always daydreaming?" she said. She is reading from her memoir "Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in ...

It’s ridiculous that there’s never been a documentary about Sonia Manzano. Born and raised in the South Bronx, the Nuyorican actress has inspired and entertained generations of TV viewers as Sesame ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic is thrilled to announce a new four-book deal with legendary entertainer and 15-time Emmy® Award winner Sonia Manzano. Best known for playing Maria on ...

The Nuyorican actress and writer — best known for her portrayal of Maria on Sesame Street — is the subject of a new documentary STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon. It will be screened at the Miami ...

Although 15-time Emmy Award-winner and Pura Belpré Honoree Sonia Manzano (The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano; Becoming Maria) retired from her celebrated role as Maria on Sesame Street back in 2015, her ...