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Emilio Delgado, beloved Luis on ‘Sesame Street’ for 40 years, dies of multiple myeloma at age 81

NEW YORK — Emilio Delgado, who played the beloved Luis on “Sesame Street” for more than four decades, has died at age 81 after a yearlong battle with blood cancer.

Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2022

Emilio Delgado, starred as 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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 11, 2022

Emilio Delgado, Luis on 'Sesame Street' for 45 Years, Dies

Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in children's lives and a rare Latino face on American television as fix-it shop owner Luis on “Sesame Street,” died Thursday. His wife, Carol Delgado, told The Associated Press that Emilio Delgado died from…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 11, 2022