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Jul 12, 2021 · July 12, 2021 Think THF. Carmen Osbahr-Vertiz and Rosita. / Photo courtesy of Sesame Workshop. Carmen Osbahr-Vertiz shares her journey to becoming a professional puppeteer, how she met Jim Henson, and what it’s like being a part of the Sesame Street family.
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Carmen Osbahr (b. April 21, 1962) did not originally plan to become a puppeteer. Though she was interested more in the television medium, puppetry came into her life when she began working on several television shows in Mexico City for Televisa which included puppets. In 1985, she attended a Muppeteer Workshop in New York City that scouted out young talent for Sesame Street's Mexican co-production, Plaza Sésamo. Kermit Love asked Osbahr not only to work on Plaza Sésamo but also to train other puppeteers at the workshop.
From there, Osbahr got in touch with Jim Henson, and she began visiting the set of Sesame Street in the mid-1980s. Osbahr became an official Muppeteer in 1989. Her best-known character, Rosita, made her first appearance on Sesame Street in Season 23.
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•••Billy Bunny's Animal Songs: Gopher, Frog
•••Sing-Along Earth Songs: Fauna
••Telling the Truth: Blue Monster
•The Puzzle Place - Kiki Flores
•Between the Lions - Sierra Lion
•Osbahr's son Alex appeared on the show in Episode 4090, both in the street story and an insert counting down with Buzz Aldrin.
•Peter Gerstenzang, "Behind the Scenes: Kermit the Frog Turned Me Into a Puppeteer", New York Times, 1 April 2007
•Tough Pigs: Muppet Gals Talking: Carmen Osbahr
Mexico City, Mexico. Nationality. Mexican-American. Occupations. Puppeteer. actress. Years active. 1989–present. Carmen Osbahr-Vertiz (born April 21, 1962) is a Mexican-born American puppeteer and actress who has performed Rosita in the popular hit children's series Sesame Street, since 1991.
Elmo's Musical Adventure: Peter and the Wolf (2001) 3 Videos. 13 Photos. Carmen Osbahr was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She is known for The Puzzle Place (1994), 30 Rock (2006) and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999). More at IMDbPro.
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Carmen Osbahr performs Rosita, Ovejita, and other characters on Sesame Street. Originally from Mexico City, she began her career with the iconic program in 1987 when she met Jim Henson.
