Rosita (Sesame Street)
Rosita is a 5-year-old turquoise Hispanic female monster Muppet character on the children's television series Sesame Street. Fluent in both American English and Mexican Spanish, she is the first regular bilingual Muppet on the show. Rosita comes from Mexico and likes to play the guitar.[1]
| Rosita | |
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| Sesame Street character | |
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| First appearance | Season 23 |
| Created by | Ed Christie |
| Voiced by | Carmen Osbahr |
| Performed by | Carmen Osbahr |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Monster |
| Gender | Female |
| Nationality |  Mexican  American |
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] She wears a ribbon in her hair, but in difference to Zoe she does not wear two because she is just no longer so little.
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
March 3, 2004: Rosita, Elmo, Zoe, Big Bird and purple AM Monster appear on The West Wing.
April 24, 2004: Rosita, Elmo, Zoe, Grover, Cookie Monster Phoebe and Elephant on Hollywood Hits Broadway Benefit Gala
November 4, 2005: Elmo, Grover, Telly, Rosita and a Muppet Turkey on Emeril Live.
May 3, 2008: Rosita on The Early Show
May 4, 2008: Rosita on Good Morning America
May 15, 2008: Rosita on Tell Me More
July 4, 2009: Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Rosita, and Abby Cadabby on A Capitol Fourth
November 9, 2009: Elmo and Rosita on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
December 3, 2009: Elmo, Rosita and Cookie Monster on The Tyra Show
September 20, 2011: Elmo, Grover, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Oscar, and Slimey on Good Morning America
September 19, 2012: Elmo, Big Bird, Murray, Grover, Bert, Abby, Rosita, Oscar, and Cookie Monster on Good Morning America
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.
September 13, 2013: Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Murray, The Count, and Big Bird on Good Morning America
December 11–14, 2014: Elmo, Grover, Rosita, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, The Count, Abby and guest star Santino Fontana at Mormon Tabernacle Choir
January 15, 2016: Ernie, Telly, Abby, Rosita, Elmo and Carol-Lynn Parente on Good Morning America
April 17, 2016: Elmo, Rosita, and Oscar the Grouch on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
May 1, 2016: Elmo and Rosita at Daytime Emmy Awards
January 5, 2017: Big Bird, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, The Count, Rosita and Grover on Today
January 10, 2017: Abby Cadabby, Rosita and Telly at SiriusXM
October 6, 2017: Big Bird, Rosita and Abby Cadabby on Good Morning America
October 6, 2017: Elmo, Rosita and Abby Cadabby on Today
November 8, 2017: Alan Muraoka, Rosemarie Truglio, Elmo, Abby, Zoe, Big Bird, Telly, Count von Count, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie on Today
July 4, 2019: Big Bird, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Rosita, Ernie and Bert on A Capitol Fourth
October 21, 2019: Elmo, Abby, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Rosita, Ernie, Bert, Oscar, Grover, and the Count on Today
References
- David Borgenicht (1998). Sesame Street Unpaved. Hyperion Books. ISBN 0-7868-6460-5.