Emilio Delgado
| Born | May 8, 1940 |
| Hometown | Calexico, California, United States |
| Height | 5'10" (1.78m) |
| Spouse | Carole Delgado, Linda Redfearn, Barbara Snavely |
| Children | Lauren Delgado, Aram Delgado |
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Entertainment & Media Deaths In 2022: Photo Gallery & Obituaries
- It was another difficult year in 2022, and the sadness extended to many beloved and groundbreaking people in the show business and media worlds who died during the past 12 months. Scroll through a photo gallery above, which also includes the obituaries. The acting world lost giants including Sidney Poitier and Angela Lansbury, along with […]
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Sesame Street 's Sonia Manzano Pays Tribute to Her On-Screen Husband, Emilio Delgado
'Our wedding presented flesh-and-blood Latinos wanting the same things out of life as other Americans.'
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Emilio Delgado, Sesame Street's Luis for 45 years, has died at 81
Emilio Delgado, Sesame Street's Luis for 45 years, has died at 81
- CelebrityNBC News
Emilio Delgado, ‘Sesame Street' actor who played Luis, dies at 81
Emilio Delgado, the Mexican American actor best known for his role as Luis on “Sesame Street,” died Thursday at age 81.
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Legendary ‘Sesame Street’ actor Emilio Delgado dies at 81
Emilio Delgado, the Mexican-American actor best known for his role as Luis on “Sesame Street,” died on Thursday at the age of 81.
- CelebrityThe Wrap
Emilio Delgado, Beloved ‘Sesame Street’ Regular, Dies at 81
Delgado played Luis Rodriguez beginning in 1971
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Emilio Delgado, Luis on 'Sesame Street' for 45 years, dies
Delgado joined the show starting with its third season in 1971. He said the producers embraced his suggestion to sprinkle Spanish terms into the script.
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Emilio Delgado, ‘Sesame Street’ Actor, Dies at 81
Emilio Delgado, an actor who appeared on Sesame Street for more than 40 years, has died. He was 81. Delgado died Thursday in New York after a battle with cancer, his wife, Carole Delgado, told The Associated Press. In statement sent to The Hollywood Reporter, Robert Attermann, CEO of A3 Artists Agency, said of Delgado’s passing: […]
- USEntertainment Weekly
Emilio Delgado, Luis, The Fix-It Shop owner on Sesame Street , dies at 81
Delgado played Luis from 1971 until 2016, the longest-running role for a Mexican-American on U.S. television.
- EntertainmentVariety
Emilio Delgado, ‘Sesame Street’s’ Luis Rodriguez, Dies at 81
Emilio Delgado, the actor best known for his beloved role as “Fix-It-Shop” owner Luis Rodriguez on “Sesame Street,” has died, his representative confirmed to Variety. He was 81. “We are saddened by the news of Emilio’s passing,” Robert Attermann, CEO of A3 Artists Agency, said in a statement. “Emilio was an immense talent who brought […]
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Emilio Delgado Dies: Longtime ‘Sesame Street’ Fix-It Shop Owner Luis Was 81
Emilio Delgado, the actor whose decades-long portrayal of Sesame Street‘s fix-it shop owner Luis Rodriguez endeared him to generations of young viewers and was a pioneering force in TV’s depiction of Mexican-Americans, died in New York City today just more than two years after being diagnosed with the blood cancer multiple myeloma. He was 81. […]
