He began his career in the Emmy Award winning Canción de la Raza, followed by a memorable performance in the acclaimed I Will Fight No More Forever, and Ruben Castillo on the popular Lou Grant series.
Throughout his career Emilio appeared on Cosby, Law and Order, Quincy, Police Story, and Hawaii-5-O.
He was Artistic Director of the Barrio Theatre Ensemble of East LA and a company member of Inner City Repertory and Group Repertory playing a multitude of roles. On Broadway, he understudied Raúl Julia in the musical Two Gentlemen of Verona.
His film credits include the two theatrical released Sesame Street films Follow That Bird and The Adventure of Elmo in Grouchland.
NY Theatre credits include A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, Shakespeare Company of New Jersey; Boxing 2000, NY City Players; Floating Home, Hudson Exploited Theatre Co.; The San Diego Street Padres, INTAR; and the award winning Dismiss All the Poets, NY Fringe Festival.
Emilio was a recipient of the Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition and has been honored numerous times by the National Academy of Arts and Sciences for his work on Sesame Street.
Delgado died after being diagnosed with blood cancer in 2020.
Below are just some a the many memorable moments of "Luis" on Sesame Street:
Below are just some a the many memorable moments of "Luis" on Sesame Street:
Luis Rodriguez Sesame Street debut (1971):
Me Llamo with Elmo, Zoe and Luis:
Gimme Five!:
Alegria (1978):
Maria and Luis Get Married (1988):
Episode 2009 (Season 16):
Back to School Carpool Chrysler (2017):
Emilio Delgado of 'Sesame Street' on why on-screen representation matters
Famous Cast Words
Mar 6, 2021
Sing/Canta:
Emilio Delgado was 81.
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