Emilio Delgado (Luis from Sesame Street) has died

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You Are A Werewolf: Apr 26, 2010; Black Gold!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/10/entertainment/emilio-delgado-obituary/index.html

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Emilio Delgado, who spent more than 40 years entertaining generations of children playing the Fix-It Shop owner Luis on "Sesame Street," has died, according to his manager. He was 81.

The actor died Thursday at his home in New York City. He had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, in 2020, according to a report from TMZ, citing his wife.

Delgado had remained active in theater, starring in "Quixote Nuevo," a version of "Don Quixote," before the pandemic struck in early 2020. His extensive stage work included serving as artistic director of the Barrio Theatre Ensemble of East Los Angeles.

Still, he'll be best remembered for the popular children's program. Delgado had cited the PBS show's importance as a cultural touchstone in the way people of color were depicted on TV.

"For the first time on television, they showed Latinos as real human beings," Delgado told the Houston Chronicle in 2020. "We weren't dope addicts. We weren't maids or prostitutes, which were the way we were being shown in television and in film. Here, on 'Sesame Street,' there were different people who spoke different languages and ate interesting foods, and they were all Americans."

Luis and Maria were the first Latin couple and people I can recall seeing on TV in a positive light. As a Chicano, they resonated with, and represented me, and I am forever grateful for having Luis and Maria in my life. I know he was 81, but cancer always loving sucks. gently caress cancer.

# ? Mar 11, 2022 03:27

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# ? May 25, 2024 02:12

You Are A Werewolf: Apr 26, 2010; Black Gold!

Also, this is a bomb-rear end quote from him that sums up Sesame Street:

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"Sure, there is ABC and 1-2-3, but it goes way beyond that. Sesame Street shows what love and acceptance is between people. It�s inclusive of everyone. It�s good for kids to see that there are kids who are different, who think differently."

# ? Mar 11, 2022 03:29