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Mexican-American actor Emilio Delgado, best known for his role as Luis Rodriguez on "Sesame Street," died Thursday at age 81.

(AP) — 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.

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.

Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in childrens lives and a rare Latino face on American television as fix-it shop owner Luis on \

As Luis, Delgado, a Mexican American, got to play an ordinary, non-stereotypical Latino character at a time when few such roles existed on TV.

(AP) — Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar...

As Luis, Delgado, a Mexican American, got to play an ordinary, non-stereotypical Latino character at a time when few such roles existed on TV.

Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years played fix-it shop owner Luis on “Sesame Street,” has died

The actor played shop owner Luis, a character who was praised for not conforming to Latino stereotypes.

Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years was a rare Latino face on American television as Luis on “Sesame Street,” died at age 81.