Street Smart: Lessons from a TV Icon (2025)
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STREET SMART: LESSONS FROM A TV ICON is a feature documentary about Sonia Manzano — known to millions as “Maria” from SESAME STREET. The film follows Sonia’s remarkable journey, from a young girl in the South Bronx finding refuge in television, to becoming the first Latina on American TV in a regular role, through 44 years on screen on SESAME STREET, and now as a creator of ALMA'S WAY. Featuring interviews with luminaries, original animation, and scripted scenes that blend humor and heart, this inspirational documentary invites viewers to learn once again from this beloved icon.
- Release date
- June 21, 2025
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
- Music
- Juan Marcos Hernández Robeff
Cast
- Sonia Manzano as Self
- Denise Rosario Adusei as Self
- Alison Bartlett as Self
- Elyssa Bustamante as Gloria
- Carole Delgado as Self
- Andrew Delman as Jon
- Ryan Dillon as Self
- Jillian Dunn as Dulcy
- Grisselle Escotto as Sonia
- Misha Gonz-Cirkl as Isidra
Crew
- Ernie Bustamante · Director
- Ernie Bustamante · Writer
- Maor Azran · Producer
- Ernie Bustamante · Producer
- Steven Canals · Producer
- Juan Marcos Hernández Robeff · Composer
- Taylor Gentry · Cinematographer
- Charles Swanson · Cinematographer
- Adam Weinberg · Cinematographer
- Sean Puglisi · Editor
- Alan Luna · Casting director
- Dominic Czarnota · Production designer