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La Plaza; Conversation With Sonia Manzano, A

01/22/1980

Original date: 2/23/1980 - 2/27/1980. Directed by George Rivera.


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Series
La Plaza
Program
Conversation With Sonia Manzano, A
Program Number

204

Series Description

Premiered January 10, 1979- Officially La Plaza as a separate series title ended after season 28 (2006). It was replaced by the interview series: Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One which premiered in 2007.

Producer Raquel Ortiz anticipates that the bilingual series will serve as a plaza for the entire local Latino community. Ortiz also served as the host during the first season along with guest hosts. The program format varied from week to week, between musical specials, documentaries, in-studio debates, both locally produced and acquired. Spanish language programs were subtitled in English and English language programs were captioned in Spanish.

See January 1979 Prime Time Program Guide for cover story. Series release date: 1/10/1979

Program Description

In interview with the actress who plays “Maria" on Sesame Street.

Best know for her role as Maria on Sesame Street,” Sonia Manzano discusses her career with host Raquel Ortiz

Duration

00:28:44

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Creators
Ortiz, Raquel (Series Producer)
Citation
Chicago: “La Plaza; Conversation With Sonia Manzano, A,” 01/22/1980, GBH Archives, accessed December 2, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_39A08F40F8B7439EAFB0A13970F22B94.
MLA: “La Plaza; Conversation With Sonia Manzano, A.” 01/22/1980. GBH Archives. Web. December 2, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_39A08F40F8B7439EAFB0A13970F22B94>.
APA: La Plaza; Conversation With Sonia Manzano, A. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_39A08F40F8B7439EAFB0A13970F22B94
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