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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. Osbahr has also performed Kiki Flores in The Puzzle Place and Lily in Johnny and the Sprites.
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.
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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.
•Sesame Street: Rosita, Ovejita, and others...
•Elmo the Musical: The Queen of Nacho Picchu, Iguana
•Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital: AM Girl Patient
•••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
Carmen Osbahr, the puppeteer behind Rosita and Ovejita, shares her stories of working on Sesame Street for over 30 years. Listen to her talk about her puppetry journey, mentorship, challenges, and memories in this podcast episode.
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- Puppet Nerd
#Rosita #SesameStreet #MuppetsWe hear some of Carmen Osbahr's best Puppet Tears stories from her early days on Sesame Street.Watch this full episode at www.P...
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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 English and Spanish.
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Jul 12, 2021 · 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 as the puppeteer behind Rosita.
