Becoming Maria Part 2

September 11, 2016
Becoming Maria Part 2
30 Minutes
Becoming Maria Part 2

Sep 11 2016 |

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Show Notes

Becoming-MariaToday on 30 Minutes, we continue with excerpts from the 2016 Tucson Festival of BooksModerator Toby Wehner spoke with long time Sesame Street actor and writer Sonia Manzano about her memoir “Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx.” The book chronicles her life growing up in the 50s and how here dreams carried her through a difficult home life and to eventually become an inspiration to millions through her work on Sesame Street. This is part two of a two part conversation.

You can read more about Toby Wehner’s experience here and here.

Recorded and produced by Amanda Shauger at the 2016 Tucson Festival of Books at the Pima County Public Library‘s Nuestras Raices stage.

Sonia Manzano and Toby Wehner at 2016 Festival of Books. Photo Credit Brenda Limon. Sonia Manzano and Toby Wehner at 2016 Festival of Books. Photo Credit Brenda Limon.

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