3/5/2024 0 Comments Jane seymour sonia manzano![]() ![]() On how her mom used to hide the knives from her father "I found myself always being in the middle of them - trying to protect her," she says. She tells NPR's David Greene that when her father used to become violent toward her mother, her brothers would find a place to hide, but she would try to intervene. There was love, but also violence brought on by her father's drinking. In it, she tells her own story of growing up in a Puerto Rican family in the South Bronx in the '50s and '60s. Manzano's new memoir Becoming Maria is a poignant and difficult book meant for teens and adults. After 44 years, Manzano recently announced her retirement, but her dedication to help kids continues. As Maria, she guided Big Bird, Elmo and the rest of the gang through life lessons large and small. ![]() Since 1971 Sonia Manzano has been one of the lucky residents of Sesame Street.
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