Delgado's Luis also helped bring child-appropriate representations of love, marriage, and childbirth to children's television, marrying costar Sonia Manzano's Maria Figueroa character in 1988. (Yes, ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (AP) — Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer ...

Emilio Delgado, best known to generations of “Sesame Street” viewers as the patient and kind Luis, died last week at 81. Who better to memorialize him than the actress who worked alongside him for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (AP) — Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer ...

Emilio Delgado expected he'd be a short-timer when he landed the role of Luis on "Sesame Street." Was he ever wrong. He played his character with a grin as wide as a Muppet for four decades and ...

When I was a little kid, I spent a lot of time peeking into The Fix-It Shop. It was the place where toasters and picture frames were repaired on “Sesame Street,” and it was run by Luis, the only ...

(AP) — Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in children’s lives and a rare Latino face on American television as fix-it shop owner Luis on “Sesame ...

"He was one of the most positive people that I think I'll ever know." Emilio Delgado, the actor best known for playing Luis on the popular PBS kids series "Sesame Street," has died. He was 81. A ...

Emilio Delgado, the actor who for more than four decades played Luis the handyman on the beloved children’s television show “Sesame Street,” died Thursday at his home in New York City. He was 81. The ...