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Sonia Manzano to receive lifetime achievement Emmy

April 13, 2016 by Veronica Villafañe

Sonia-ManzanoBest known as Sesame Street’s “Maria,” Sonia Manzano will be getting an Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement.

She’ll be receiving the honor during the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ 43rd annual Daytime Emmys on May 1 in Los Angeles.

But it won’t be her first Emmy. Manzano, who retired last year after a 44-year run on Sesame Street, will be adding to her collection of 15 Emmys for her work as a writer for the popular children’s program.

In addition to her work on Sesame Street, Manzano has written a children’s book and most recently, her memoir “Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx,” released last year.

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: PBS, Sonia Manzano

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Most recently, a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

She is also a Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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