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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.
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- Non-Henson Credits
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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...
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•••Sing-Along Earth Songs: Fauna
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•The Puzzle Place - Kiki Flores
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•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
Apr 1, 2007 · Kermit the Frog Turned Me Into a Puppeteer. EVEN though Carmen Osbahr likes to quip that she wasn’t born with a puppet in her hand, children who know her as Lily, the water sprite, on...
Voiceover characters. Rosita's mom in Episode 2986. Conchita Chihuahua in Episode 3143. Mrs. Garcia and Abuela in " Rosita's Block Party ". Block in Detective the Musical.
Feb 20, 2023 · Carmen has taught many children letters, numbers, and songs over more than three decades on Sesame Street. Rosita might be the first Mexican character children see. Ovejita, the lamb she played alongside Murray the Monster, introduced many children to Spanish words.
Nov 14, 2019 · Carmen Osbahr, the puppeteer and voice actor behind the Sesame Street character Rosita.
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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.
