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Rosita is performed by Carmen Osbahr, who originally worked on Mexico's Plaza Sésamo. In July 2022, Sesame Place in Pennsylvania faced criticism after a family claimed in an Instagram post that the character snubbed their two young Black children by ignoring them as they waved to her.
Feb 20, 2023 · Carmen Osbahr is best known for performing the lovable, joyful monster Rosita on Sesame Street, a job she describes as “the best thing that ever happened to me.” But her original love of puppetry began in Mexico City, where she was a teenager – a musician and an athlete – who tried out for a puppetry workshop on a whim.
Sesame Street puppeteer, Carmen Osbahr, joins us this week as we talk about how she found her dream career as a puppeteer, and her role in creating–and performing–the lovable Rosita. Carmen knows what it’s like to be the new kid on the block and how this can be even harder and scarier when everyone around you is speaking a different language.
Carmen Osbahr-Vertiz is a Mexican-born American puppeteer and actress who has performed Rosita in the popular hit children's series Sesame Street, since 1991. Osbahr has also performed Kiki Flores in The Puzzle Place and Lily in Johnny and the Sprites.
Rosita is a turquoise, bilingual monster who first appeared on Sesame Street in 1991 in Episode 2888 (Season 23). Hailing from Mexico, her full name is Rosita, la Monstrua de las Cuevas (Rosita, the Monster of the Caves).[1] She is five years old,[2] and celebrates her birthday on December 7. She is the second bilingual Muppet to recur on the show (after Osvaldo the Grouch), speaking both ...
Sep 18, 2022 · Sesame Street puppeteer, Carmen Osbahr, joins us this week as we talk about how she found her dream career as a puppeteer, her memories of Jim Henson, and her role in creating–and performing–the lovable Rosita.
Carmen Osbahr, (born April 21, 1962) is an American actress who performs Rosita and other characters, began her relationship with Sesame Street as a teenager in 1985, when she attended a puppetry workshop sponsored by The Jim Henson Company in her native Mexico City. She appeared on various television shows for Televisa (Mexico City), including The Treasure of Knowledge, and worked on The ...
