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| image = Sonia Manzano - 2015 National Book Festival.jpg
| caption = Manzano at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, DC
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|June 12, 1950}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/03/arts/television/almas-way-pbs-sonia-manzano.html|title = In 'Alma's Way,' a Young Latina Thinks for Herself, Like Her Creator|newspaper = The New York Times|date = October 3, 2021|last1 = Graeber|first1 = Laurel}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[South Bronx|South Bronx, New York, U.S.]]
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'''Sonia Manzano''' (born June 12, 1950) is an American actress, screenwriter, author, speaker and singer-songwriter. She is best known for playing [[List of human Sesame Street characters|Maria]] on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' from 1971 until her departure in 2015. She is the creator of the animated children's television series ''[[Alma's Way]]'', from [[Fred Rogers Productions]], and also serves as an executive producer, writer and voice actor for the show.
== Early life and education ==
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