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This image released by PBS Kids shows a scene from &quot;Alma's Way,&quot; featuring Alma Rivera, second from right, a Puerto Rican girl who lives in the Bronx borough of New York City with her parents and younger brother, Junior, right. The series, created by Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on &quot;Sesame Street&quot; from 1971-2015, premieres Oct. 4. (PBS Kids via AP)

PBS Kids introduces a 6-year-old heroine with ‘Alma’s Way’

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Actress Sonia Manzano, right, performs at the Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in this Aug. 30, 2009, file photo. Manzano, who has played the role of Maria on the groundbreaking kid show "Sesame Street" since 1971, is retiring. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on ‘Sesame Street,’ retiring

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