SPINNEY: (As Big Bird) You can talk to me about it right now. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As Aloysius Snuffleupagus) No. MANZANO: (As Maria) Well, why don't you come to Susan and Gordon's house and talk it out with Big Bird. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As Aloysius Snuffleupagus) I don't know, Maria. MANZANO: (As Maria) No matter what, you and Big Bird will still be the best friends. She was at the center of a lot of "Sesame Street's" more sensitive moments, helping the gang process their feelings about love and life and even when your buddy lets you down. LIMBONG: This is an episode from 1980, and Sonia Manzano was a Puerto Rican woman on TV talking to kids about wages. MANZANO: (As Maria) Well, I'm trying to figure out the right way to go in there and ask Luis to give me a raise. She looks distressed, and Big Bird asks her what's up.ĬAROLL SPINNEY: (As Big Bird) I just wanted to find out why are you walking around like that, muttering to yourself? NPR's Andrew Limbong takes a look back at her career.ĪNDREW LIMBONG, BYLINE: There's a scene in an old episode of "Sesame Street" where Maria is pacing back and forth in front of her job at the fix-it shop. Yesterday, she announced that she is retiring. MARTIN: Sonia Manzano has played Maria on "Sesame Street" for more than 40 years. SONIA MANZANO: (As Maria) "Goldilocks And The Three Bears" - an oldie, but a goodie. She has taught generations of children important lessons and read them a whole lot of books.
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