Sesame (TV series)

Sesame Street / "Sesame Street" (also known as Sesame) is the Latin American version of the American children's show Sesame Street. This becomes the most popular educational series of all time, the series began to be broadcast on television for the first time in 1972 on channel 5 of Televisa de México.

Co-produced by Children's Television Workshop (CTW) and several Latin American broadcasters with a multinational cast, it was later co-produced entirely by CTW and the aforementioned Mexican television network. Previously the program was produced by Sesame Workshop (formerly CTW) and Televisa. (until 2013)

Sesame Street can be seen on more than 38 public channels in Mexico. In addition, the program can be seen throughout Latin America.

Season 9 was released in 2005 after four years without new episodes, and seasons 10 and 11 premiered in 2006 and 2008 respectively. New seasons of the show are produced intermittently and since 2016 season 16 has been airing.

The program follows the same format as Sesame Street and shares a large number of scenes with that program dubbed into Spanish; but there are also a large number of own and unique scenes from the show, especially those that contain live actors, as well as own characters such as Pancho, Lola and Abelardo, who is Big Bird's cousin.

Sesame is estimated to reach 84% of Spanish-speaking households in the United States. In Mexico, 72% of mothers have seen the children's series, and 98% of them want to expose their children to the series.

In addition, Sesame offers a new series on Netflix called “The Furchester Hotel”, a great selection on YouTube, and various educational content through different TV channels (public and private), networks social networks, websites, apps, books, DVDs and online games.

Characters

Sesame Street features a human cast and a cast of puppets known as muppets. The human cast is almost entirely typical of the series. Although the series shares many of the muppets with the English-speaking Sesame street, there are some original muppets unique to this series.

The characters (muppets) exclusive to Sesame Street are:

• Abelardo (Plaza Sésamo): always sees the positive side of things, cares for others and treats everyone so kindly that there is always someone who embraces him, sings or skates with him, He was called Serapio Montoya', the cousin of Big Bird of the original Sesame Street, with green and red feathers and a yellow beak like that of a parrot. Interpreted by Alberto Estrella (1981-1992) and Jorge Hector Marquez Loeza (2004-presente) In 1992 his name was changed by Abelardo Montoya. Along with his name, he also changed the tone of voice, from chilling to a lower tone.

• Francisco "Pancho" Contreras: is hairy and blue with light yellow eyes and brown eyebrows. Enjoy being different. Pancho loves onions. It's a bit of rarity because he's always right. However he is noble and very good friend. It was interpreted by Odin Dupeyron (1995-2009), ly uego by Alfonso Soto (2010-present).

• Lola: it is hairy, pink and with a fringe of orange feathers. He loves riddles, rhymes, songs and adventures. It is very extroverted, bold and very joyful, always willing to try everything.

• Elephant: Pancho's elephant pet. It's only his horn is seen. Interpreted by Marcia Coutiño.

• Horns: a red monster with a characteristic pair of sharp horns and teeth. Horns is actually a multi-monster, that is a puppet that changes its facial features to represent several monsters. There is also a multihuman equivalent. "Poco Loco" is one of the characters of this multihuman.

• Rosita: a turquoise female monster; the first character to make a crossover since he later joined, together with his executor, Carmen Osbahr, the cast of Sesame Street.

• Elmo: a hairy, red monster that loves playing with friends, cycling and eating healthy. Elmo has a contagious and fun laugh. He's always willing to do something new. Interpreted in Chile and for the rest of Latin America (except Mexico) by Santi Ponce Fiori.

During the period from 1972 to 1981, the main characters were:

• Abelardo the Dragon: a 2.5-metre-high dragon with yellow feathers. His way of talking had a characteristic jade. His execution and voice was made by Justo Martínez.

• Paco: a perico gruñón that normally appeared from the window of his apartment, and that had the same behavior characteristics as the Oscar de Sesame Street. Including that their predilect dish were sardines with honey. Normally, it was interpreted by Abelardo himself. Abelardo and Paco went through a redesign during the season 1 and 2.

During the period from 1981 to 1995, the new main characters were:

• Bodoque: It was a grouchquetero or grumpy monster that lives in empty boxes or fruit boxes.

With them, several original characters from the North American version of Sesame Street appear whose names were as follows:

• Beto and Enrique (Bert and Ernie)
• Archibaldo (Grover)
• Greñaldo (Herry Monster)
• Comegalletas (Cookie Monster)
• Count Count Count (Count von Count)
• Elmo (Elmo)
• The René frog (Kermit the Frog)
• Big Bird
• Telly
• Oscar the Gruñón (Oscar the Grouch)
• Zoe.
• Abby Everybby

Children

• Alexandra Picatto
• Andrea Flores
• Christian Buenaventura
• Megan Miyahira
• Matthew Bartilson
• Gus Carr
• Kyle Stanley
• Michelle Montoya
• Danielle Keaton
• Danny Zavatsky
• Shari Lynn Summers
• Casey Rion
• Christopher Aguilar
• Lauren Jackson
• Enjoli Flynn
• Shira Roth
• Eric Stretch
• Briahnna Odom
• Bettina Reches
• Kari Floberg
• Katie Polk
• Hassan Nicholas
• Galen Hooks
• Lynsey Bartilson
• Adam Beech
• Tiffany Burton
• Brittany Burton
• Michael Minden
• Sara Perks
• Asa Karsten Bernstine
• Brady Kimball
• Cory Kotas
• Kamran Kamjou
• Evan Paley
• Mimi Paley

Guest stars

• Aaron Díaz - Actor
• Adal Ramones - Comedy and TV host
• Adela Micha - Journalist
• Aislinn Derbez - Actress and model
• Albi de Abreu - Actor
• Alejandra Ambrosi - Actress
• Aleks Syntek - Music
• Alessandra Rosaldo - Actress and singer.
• Alfonso Dosal - Actor
• Andrea Flores - Actress, singer and songwriter
• Andrea Legarreta - TV presenter and actress
• Antonio de Valdés - Sports journalist
• Benny Ibarra - Singer
• Carlos Loret de Mola - Journalist
• Carlos Rivera - Singer, composer and actor
• Cecilia Galliano - Actress, model, and TV presenter
• César Costa - Singer, actor, producer and lawyer
• Danna Paola - Actress and singer
• Diego Amozurrutia - Actor
• Diego Luna - Actor and Director
• Dvicio - Pop band
• Edith González - Actriz
• Eiza González - Actriz y cantante
• Ela Velden - Actress and model
• Enrique Burak - Sports journalist
• Erick Elías - Actor
• Ernesto Laguardia - Actor
• Eugenio Derbez - Actor and comedian
• Evita Muñoz "Chachita" - Actress
• Fernando Platas - Atleta
• Francisco Palencia – Futbolista
• Gibby - YouTuber
• Hector Sandarti - Actor and TV presenter
• Ianis Guerrero - Actor
• Jorge Campos - Football
• Julio Bracho - Actor
• Laura Carmine - Actress
• Leticia Calderón - Actress
• Marco Antonio Regil - TV presenter
• Margaret Hamilton - Actress
• Mauritius Barcelata - Actor
• M'Balia Marichal - Actress and singer
• Miguel Layún - Futbolist
• Omar Chaparro - Actor, TV presenter and comedian
• Osvaldo Benavides - Actor
• Paty Cantu - Singer and composer
• Polo Ortín - Actor
• RBD - Pop music group and actors
• Sebastián González - Chilean footballer

Seasons

Theme Park

Sesame Square Park. Monterrey, Mexico.

In 1995, Parque Plaza Sésamo was inaugurated in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. A complete theme park based on the program and licensed by Sesame Workshop, the first of its kind. The park has various attractions such as mechanical games, a pool area, interactive and educational games. As well as theaters with live presentations of the characters, restaurants and rooms for children's parties. The park is focused on inhabitants of the northeast region of Mexico, as well as South Texas.

In addition, in 2018 an exclusive Sésamo section was added to the Selva Mágica amusement park, in Guadalajara, Jalisco. This section of the park has areas for carnival rides, a theater, a playground for the whole family, and themed party rooms.

DVDs and VHS

Broadcast

• Mexico: Channel 5, Las Estrellas, Azteca 7
• Latin America: Discovery Kids (1998-2016), Canal Claro (2022-presente)
• Nicaragua: Canal 9, TeleNica
• United States: Univision, UniMore
• Colombia: Canal A, Inravisión, RTI Televisión, Canal RCN, Canal Capital, Canal 1, Señal Colombia, Teleantioquia, Telepacífico, Telecaribe, Red+ (2022 - Presente), Canales Locales del Sistema Claro TV Digital (at the national level) (2022-presente)
• Chile: Canal 13 (1973-1982), Chilevisión (1983-2003), Mega (2001), Telecanal (2006-2008), La Red (1991-1994, 2009-present), TV Educa Chile (2020-presente, on the block Wake up.)
• Argentina: TV Pública, Telefe, Canal 9
• Paraguay: Telefuturo, SNT, Paravisión, La Tele, Red Guaraní
• Uruguay: Monte Carlo TV
• Venezuela: Radio Caracas Television (1984), Venevisión, Televen, TVes
• Ecuador: Ecuavisa, SíTV, Ecuavision Canal 29, Gama TV
• Puerto Rico: Telemundo
• Guatemala: Televisiete, Trecevisión, Canal 9
• El Salvador: Canal 10, Canal 12
• Costa Rica: Teletica, Repretel, Thirteen Costa Rica TV
• Dominican Republic: Telesystem 11
• Honduras: Canal 5
• Panama: RPC TV Canal 4
• Equatorial Guinea: TVGE
• Bolivia: Bolivision
• Cuba: Cubavision
• Peru: Panamericana Televisión (1976-1994, 2001-2002), América Televisión (1995-2010), ATV (2007-2016), La Tele (2007-2016), Global Televisión (2007-2016, 2020-presente), IPe (2020-presente)