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The Fix-it Shop has finally closed.
Emilio Delgado, who portrayed singing shop owner Luis Rodriguez, died in New York on Thursday.
Delgado battled the blood cancer multiple myeloma for two years.
He holds the record for the longest running role for a Mexican American actor in a television show.
Delgado spent his life championing less stereotypical portrayals of Latino actors onscreen.
Thats whySesame Streetwas such a good thing.
We werent dope addicts.
We werent maids or prostitutes, which were the way we were being shown in television in film.
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behindSesame Street, posted a tribute to the actor.
