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⚫	'''Rosita''' is a ~~Hispanic~~ ] character on the ] '']''. Fluent in both ] and ], she is the first regular bilingual Muppet on the show. Rosita comes from Mexico and likes to play the guitar.
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			\| name = Rosita
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			\| image = Rosita (2009).jpg
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			\| first = Season 23 (1991)
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			\| creator = ]
			\| lbl1 = Performed by
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			\| species = Muppet Monster
			\| gender = Female
			\| nationality = {{flagicon\|Mexico}} ] <br>{{flagicon\|United States}} ]<br />
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		⚫	'''Rosita''' is a ] character on the ] '']''. ] in both ] and ], she is the first regular ] Muppet on the show. Rosita comes from ] and likes to play the ].<ref name="borgenicht">{{cite book\|author=David Borgenicht\|title=]\|publisher=]\|isbn=0-7868-6460-5\|year=1998}}</ref>

			==History==
	Her full name, '''Rosita, La Monstrua de las Cuevas''', is a rarely used reference to the fact that Rosita is a ] hence the Spanish "Monster of the Caves".
			], the president and CEO of ], March 2009]]
			Rosita was originally designed to look similar to a ] and bore the name '''Rosita, La Monstrua de las Cuevas''' ("the monster of the caves"). Her wings were removed in 2004 (in the show's 35th season), but reinstated in 2021 (in the show's 52nd season).<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Keating \|first1=Shane \|title=Rosita's Wings Are Back! \|url=https://toughpigs.com/rositas-got-wings/ \|access-date=23 December 2021 \|work=ToughPigs \|date=3 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="borgenicht"/> She wears a ribbon in her hair, but in deference to Zoe she only wears one instead of two.

	Rosita was introduced to the series in ~~1993, when the series explored what was "around the corner" of Sesame Street~~.		Rosita was introduced to the series in 1991.

	Rosita is performed by ], who originally worked on Mexico's '']''.		Rosita is performed by ], who originally worked on Mexico's '']''.

			In July 2022, ] in Pennsylvania faced criticism after a family claimed in an ] post that the character snubbed their two young Black children by ignoring them as they waved to her.<ref>{{cite web \|author=__jodiii__ \|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CgGAHtyFoHg/ \|title=I'm going to keep posting this, because this had me hot. We were on our way out of sesame place and the kids wanted to stop to see the characters. THIS DISGUSTING person blatantly told our kids NO then proceeded to hug the little white girl next to us! .... \|website=] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718145213/https://www.instagram.com/p/CgGAHtyFoHg/ \|date=July 16, 2022 \|archive-date=July 18, 2022 \|access-date=July 25, 2022 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The video went viral as other users posted similar incidents of costumed characters and black children at the park, with those on social media calling for a boycott of the park.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Alfonseca \|first1=Kiara \|last2=Ross \|first2=Kendall \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/sesame-place-undergo-bias-training-calls-racism/story?id=87064051 \|title=Family calls for Sesame Place performer to be fired \|work=] \|date=July 20, 2022 \|access-date=July 25, 2022 \|archive-date=July 26, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726021757/https://abcnews.go.com/US/sesame-place-undergo-bias-training-calls-racism/story?id=87064051 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The park released a statement that the costume had made it difficult for the performer to see the girls. They later followed with another statement that the performer had not intentionally snubbed the girls, but instead rejected a request "from someone in the crowd who asked Rosita to hold their child for a photo which is not permitted."<ref>{{cite news \|last=Bella \|first=Timothy \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/07/19/sesame-place-philadelphia-black-girls-video/ \|title=Sesame Place apologizes after Muppet seems to snub Black girls in video \|newspaper=] \|date=July 19, 2022 \|archive-date=July 19, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719173002/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/07/19/sesame-place-philadelphia-black-girls-video/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 19, Sesame Place Pennsylvania formally apologized to the family and invited the family back for a personal meet-and-greet with the characters. They also announced that their employees will undergo racial bias training to ensure park guests have an "inclusive, equitable and entertaining" experience.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Davis \|first=Wynne \|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/07/19/1112234153/sesame-place-apology-backlash-racism-rosita \|title=Sesame Place apologizes after video shows 2 Black girls being passed over at a parade \|work=] \|date=July 19, 2022 \|archive-date=July 20, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720062426/https://www.npr.org/2022/07/19/1112234153/sesame-place-apology-backlash-racism-rosita \|url-status=live}}</ref>

			==International programs==

			Rosita appeared on ] in July and August 2012.

			==Appearances==

			March 3, 2004: Rosita, ], ], ] and purple AM Monster appear on '']''.

			April 24, 2004: Rosita, ], ], ], ] Phoebe and Elephant on Hollywood Hits Broadway Benefit Gala

			November 4, 2005: ], 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, ], ], ], ], ], ], and ], at From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook

			May 10, 2013: Rosita, ], ], ] and Armando on '']''.

			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==
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Fictional character

Rosita
Sesame Street character

First appearance	Season 23 (1991)
Created by	Ed Christie
Performed by	Carmen Osbahr
In-universe information
Species	Muppet Monster
Gender	Female
Nationality	Mexican American

Rosita is a 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.

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"). Her wings were removed in 2004 (in the show's 35th season), but reinstated in 2021 (in the show's 52nd season). She wears a ribbon in her hair, but in deference to Zoe she only wears one instead of two.

Rosita was introduced to the series in 1991.

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. The video went viral as other users posted similar incidents of costumed characters and black children at the park, with those on social media calling for a boycott of the park. The park released a statement that the costume had made it difficult for the performer to see the girls. They later followed with another statement that the performer had not intentionally snubbed the girls, but instead rejected a request "from someone in the crowd who asked Rosita to hold their child for a photo which is not permitted." On July 19, Sesame Place Pennsylvania formally apologized to the family and invited the family back for a personal meet-and-greet with the characters. They also announced that their employees will undergo racial bias training to ensure park guests have an "inclusive, equitable and entertaining" experience.

International programs

Rosita appeared on Barrio Sésamo: Monstruos Supersanos in July and August 2012.

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.
Keating, Shane (April 3, 2021). "Rosita's Wings Are Back!". ToughPigs. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
__jodiii__ (July 16, 2022). "I'm going to keep posting this, because this had me hot. We were on our way out of sesame place and the kids wanted to stop to see the characters. THIS DISGUSTING person blatantly told our kids NO then proceeded to hug the little white girl next to us! ..." Instagram. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
Alfonseca, Kiara; Ross, Kendall (July 20, 2022). "Family calls for Sesame Place performer to be fired". ABC News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
Bella, Timothy (July 19, 2022). "Sesame Place apologizes after Muppet seems to snub Black girls in video". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022.
Davis, Wynne (July 19, 2022). "Sesame Place apologizes after video shows 2 Black girls being passed over at a parade". National Public Radio. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022.

External links

Rosita on Muppet Wiki

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