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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...

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.

Emilio Delgado, the actor who for more than four decades played Luis the handyman on the beloved children’s television show “Sesame Street,” died Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 81.

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.

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 was a warm and familiar presence in children's lives and a rare Latino face on American television as...

(AP) — 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

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.

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 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.