Despite her initial trepidation about returning to children's programming, she agreed.
Several years ago, Sonia, who is Afro-Puerto Rican, was asked by PBS exec Linda Simensky to develop a Latinx-focused TV series for kids. A groundbreaking new animated TV series called Alma's Way, about a 6-year-old Puerto Rican girl, is coming to PBS Kids - and it couldn't have happened without TV legend Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on Sesame Street for more than four decades.
