Rosita (Sesame Street)
Rosita is a bright blue-green Hispanic monster Muppet character on the children's television series Sesame Street. Fluent in both English and Spanish, she is the first regular bilingual Muppet on the show. Rosita comes from Mexico and likes to play the guitar.[1]
History
Rosita was originally designed to look similar to a fruit bat and bore the name Rosita, La Monstrua de las Cuevas ("the monster of the caves"). However, her wings were removed in 2004 (the show's 35th season).[1]
Rosita was introduced to the series in 1991.
Rosita is performed by Carmen Osbahr, who originally worked on Mexico's Plaza Sésamo.
International Programs
On July–August 2012, they appeared on Barrio Sésamo: Monstruos Supersanos.
Appearances
February 2, 2004: Rosita, Elmo, Big Bird appeared on The Wayne Brady Show,
March 3, 2004: Rosita, Elmo, Zoe, Big Bird and purple AM Monster appear on The West Wing
April 2, 2004: Rosita, Elmo, Zoe, Grover, Cookie Monster, Telly, Phoebe Narf, Googel, Baby Bear, Grundgetta, Curly Bear, Herry Monster, Big Bird Chickens Penguins Bert Ernie and Oscar the Grouch, appeared on The Today Show
April 24, 2004: Rosita, Elmo, Zoe, Grover, Cookie Monster Phoebe and Elephant on Hollywood Hits Broadway Benefit Gala
January 28, 2013: Rosita, Grundgetta, Herry, Alan Muraoka, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Sonia Manzano, and Alison Bartlett O'Reilly, at From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert For Sandy Hook
May 10, 2013: Rosita, Oscar, Cookie Monster, Telly and Armando on Good Morning America
April 17, 2016: Rosita and Elmo on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
References
- 1 2 David Borgenicht (1998). Sesame Street Unpaved. Hyperion Books. ISBN 0-7868-6460-5.