Sonia Manzano Interview - Part 2 of 4 - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG

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Sonia Manzano was interviewed for one-and-a-half hours plus at the Sesame Workshop in New York, NY.  Manzano spoke in great detail about her 35-year run as Maria on the classic childrens series Sesame Street, for which she has appeared continuously from the beginning of its run.  She described her audition for the show, a typical production week and important milestones for her character including her marriage to Luis and the birth of their daughter. She described her prominence as a role model for Latinos on television, as a result of the popularity of the series.  She also talked about key creative talent from the series including: Jim Henson and puppeteer Fran Brill, as well as performers Bob McGrath, Emilio Delgado, Loretta Long, Matt Robinson, Will Lee, Roscoe Orman, Linda Bove, Kevin Clash, and Carroll Spinney.  The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on July 15, 2004.. To see the entire interview collection, visit http://emmytvlegends.org

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[jor99912]

Bob Mcgrath Tricked Maria in a Skit into flexing her Bicep. Long before Women bodybuilder, Boxers, Police. Women in Olympics didn't lift weights, run marathons. Her bicep was huge. She dropped her head and laughed at herself. I thought she'd been cutting sugar cane in Cuba! I think Her husband was involved. Mcgraph tricked them both into flexing. She put her husband to shame!

Now she says she was a construction worker!  Rita Moreno stayed young forever too. But not this young!

[Rhinogradentian]

I never really sympathised with the different races on sesame street any more than any of the other characters, because here in Australia, back in the 1980's, you didnt see many people of different races. But Sesame street taught me to accept people for who they are, in a very important way, because I saw everyone as the same, not different. I grew up really liking Linda, the show taught me that deaf people are special, and now I have a deaf partner, and I think he's special too.

[rcktmanil]

Magnificent interview. Sonia is incredibly intelligent, and it's SO interesting to hear her talk about all of this. I've watched her since I was 2 years old. Just the sound of her voice makes me happy. :)

[jtomally9681]

@khtyson1 Smart idea to have Sonia hired, period.

[T14309]

Ya! I realy loved hola!

[khtyson1]

smart idea on Dulcy Singer's part to hire Sonia Manzano as a writer for Sesame street.