27 Facts About Emilio Delgado

Emilio Ernest Delgado was an American actor best known for his role as Luis, the Fix-it Shop owner, on the children's television series Sesame Street.

Emilio Delgado joined the cast of Sesame Street in 1971 and remained until his contract was not renewed, in late 2016, as part of Sesame Workshop's retooling of the series.

Emilio Delgado appeared as Luis in the TV special Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration.

Emilio Delgado began his professional career in Los Angeles in 1968.

Emilio Delgado lived in New York City with his wife Carole Emilio Delgado.

Emilio Delgado was raised in his grandparents' house in Mexicali, Mexico, during a portion of his childhood, with his extended family, during part of his childhood.

Emilio Delgado began working odd jobs as a ten-year-old and at his uncle's bicycle shop at age 12.

Emilio Delgado's family moved to Glendale, California, when he was a teenager.

Emilio Delgado played acoustic guitar from his early teens throughout his lifetime, playing in folk groups during the 1960s and his 44 years on Sesame Street.

Emilio Delgado was "adamantly and morally opposed" to the Vietnam War, but enlisted in the California Army National Guard for six years, serving domestically.

Emilio Delgado had a guest role in an October 1970 episode Storefront Lawyers before being cast as a series regular in Angie's Garage in November 1970.

Emilio Delgado speculated that Sesame Street producers discovered him through the series.

Emilio Delgado was still enrolled at CalArts when he was cast.

Emilio Delgado joined the series' live events by at least 1972, when he performed with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra.

Emilio Delgado was named the coordinator of the Children's Television Workshop's Bilingual Task Force, and he was sent across the country to meet with groups.

Emilio Delgado is believed to have played "the same role on US television longer than any other Mexican-American actor," according to CalArts.

Emilio Delgado later appeared at various pop culture conventions, often under the brand "Humans of Sesame Street".

Emilio Delgado reprised the role of Luis in the TV special Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration.

Emilio Delgado performed in live shows throughout his Sesame Street career, singing the songs of Sesame Street and entertaining thousands of children and their families.

Emilio Delgado took guest roles on other series while Sesame Street was not taping.

Emilio Delgado starred in Quixote Nuevo that premiered in 2018 at CalShakes Theater in Berkeley, California, then went on tour in 2019 to Hartford Stage in Connecticut, Boston's Huntington Theatre and Houston's Alley Theatre production of Octavio Solis, a modern Chicano adaptation of Don Quixote.

Emilio Delgado was a regular cast member of Lou Grant and the short-lived Born to the Wind.

Emilio Delgado performed with the band at Carnegie Hall and Town Hall in New York City, The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, in Woodinville, Washington at the Chateau Ste.

Emilio Delgado appears on their album Splendor in the Grass, in which he recorded the song "Sing", a duet with China Forbes.

Emilio Delgado has a daughter, Lauren, and a son, Aram Emilio Delgado, from his previous marriage, who passed away on December 28,2023.

Emilio Delgado received The Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition, The HOLA Ilka Award, and the Keys to the cities of Cincinnati and Omaha.

Emilio Delgado died from the disease at his home in Manhattan, New York City, on March 10,2022, at the age of 81.