Sonia Manzano: The Power of Writing

Published: Nov. 16, 2021, 7 a.m.

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Before winning not one or two, but 15 Emmy\\u2019s for television writing, and before she became one of the first Latinas on television when she took on the role of \\u201cMaria\\u201d on Sesame Street in 1971, Sonia Manzano was a curious and imaginative little girl growing up in the South Bronx, a working class neighborhood in New York City. On this \\u201cHow I Made It\\u201d segment, Sonia talks about discovering her love for television writing, and her new animated show: \\u201cAlma\\u2019s Way.\\u201d

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