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[[Image:06_1_b.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Don Pimpón]] (monster), [[Espinete]] (hedgehog) and [[Chema]] (the baker) infront of Espinete's house]]
 
[[Image:06_1_b.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Don Pimpón]] (monster), [[Espinete]] (hedgehog) and [[Chema]] (the baker) infront of Espinete's house]]
'''''Barrio Sésamo''''' is the Spanish ''[[Sesame Street]]'' co-production (literally ''Sesame Neighborhood''). There have been three different versions of the show, beginning in the late 70s and running on and off through [[2000]]. All of the shows aired on [[TVE|TV España]].
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'''''Barrio Sésamo''''' is the Spanish ''[[Sesame Street]]'' co-production (literally ''Sesame Neighborhood''). There have been three different versions of the show, beginning in the late 70s and running on and off through [[2000]]. All of the shows aired on TV España.
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Muppet characters created for the shows include pink full-body bird [[Caponata]] and green snail [[Perezgil]] from the late 70s, brown full-body monster [[Don Pimpón]] and full-body pink hedgehog [[Espinete]] from the mid 80s, and blue full-body catlike Muppet [[Bluki]], yellow monster [[Vera]], owl [[Bubo]] and humanoid Muppet [[Gaspar]] from the late 90s.
   
 
==First run: Late 70s==
 
==First run: Late 70s==
 
[[File:BarrioSesamo1979TitleCard.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
[[File:BarrioSesamo1979TitleCard.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
[[File:BarrioSésamoCaponataandPerezgil.jpg|thumb|300px|The original ''Barrio Sesamo'' characters during the first run: Caponata (colorful bird) and Perezgil (snail)]]
 
[[File:BarrioSésamoCaponataandPerezgil.jpg|thumb|300px|The original ''Barrio Sesamo'' characters during the first run: Caponata (colorful bird) and Perezgil (snail)]]
The show originally aired in Spain in the late 70s, as a dubbed version of the American ''Sesame Street''. In [[1979]], they created their own characters -- [[Caponata]], an orange, purple and yellow bird with curly pink hair (a full-body Muppet and counterpart to [[Big Bird]]), and [[Perezgil]], a green snail with glasses (this character is permanently set on a wall) -- while retaining the American characters ([[Ernie and Bert]], [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] and [[Grover]], etc.) for inserts.
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The show originally aired in Spain in the late 70s, as a dubbed version of the American ''Sesame Street''. In [[1979]], they created their own characters -- [[Caponata]], an orange, purple and yellow bird with curly pink hair (a full-body Muppet and counterpart to [[Big Bird]]), and [[Perezgil]], a green snail with glasses (this character is permanently set on a wall) -- while retaining the American characters ([[Ernie]] and [[Bert]], [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] and [[Grover]], etc.) for inserts.
   
 
American Muppets were renamed so that Spanish-speaking child audiences would not get confused with English writing norms. A list of Spanish names is provided below.
 
American Muppets were renamed so that Spanish-speaking child audiences would not get confused with English writing norms. A list of Spanish names is provided below.
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==Second run: 1983 - 1987==
 
==Second run: 1983 - 1987==
 
[[File:BARRIO-SESAMO_(SPAIN).jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
[[File:BARRIO-SESAMO_(SPAIN).jpg|thumb|300px]]
[[Image:Barriosesamo.jpg|frame|Left to right: Don Pimpón, Espinete, Chema and [[Ana]]. In the background, Chema's ''panadería'']]
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[[Image:Barriosesamo.jpg|thumb|300px|Left to right: Don Pimpón, Espinete, Chema and [[Ana]]. In the background, Chema's ''panadería'']]
 
From [[1981]] to [[1983]], a different children's program on Spanish television, ''[[La Cometa Blanca]]'', included some sketches from ''Sesame Street''. This program was directed by Muppet fan Lolo Rico. It also featured some actors which would later appear in ''Barrio Sésamo'', mainly [[Mari Luz Olier]], [[Alfonso Vallejo]] and the child-actress [[Ruth Gabriel]] (then known as Ruth Abellán).
 
From [[1981]] to [[1983]], a different children's program on Spanish television, ''[[La Cometa Blanca]]'', included some sketches from ''Sesame Street''. This program was directed by Muppet fan Lolo Rico. It also featured some actors which would later appear in ''Barrio Sésamo'', mainly [[Mari Luz Olier]], [[Alfonso Vallejo]] and the child-actress [[Ruth Gabriel]] (then known as Ruth Abellán).
   
The ''Sesame Street'' sketches were successful with their young audience, so ''Sesame Street'' was given another chance in [[1983]] with [[Espinete]] (a hedgehog) and [[Don Pimpón]] (a friendly monster). Both characters were full-body Muppets. A Human character who gained notoriety within this version was [[Chema]], an adult baker.
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The ''Sesame Street'' sketches were successful with their young audience, so ''Sesame Street'' was given another chance in [[1983]] with [[Espinete]] (a hedgehog) and [[Don Pimpón]] (a friendly monster). Both characters were full-body Muppets. A human character who gained popularity in this version was [[Chema]], an adult baker. Also [[Ana]] (a young student), Julían (a kiosk salesman), two children (Roberto and [[Ruth Gabriel|Ruth]], with their parents [[Mari Luz Olier|Matilde]] and Antonio. Again, it retained American Muppet inserts. The show only aired until [[1987]], although it's still famous and loved by the generation that watched it.
Also [[Ana]] (a young student), [[Julían]] (a kiosk selsman), two children (Roberto and [[Ruth Gabriel|Ruth]], with their parents [[Mari Luz Olier|Matilde]] and Antonio. Again, it retained American Muppet inserts. The show only aired until [[1987]], although it's still famous and loved by the generation that watched it.
 
   
 
It was replaced by a similar series, ''Los mundos de Yupi'' (''Yupi's Worlds''), which featured Spanish puppets. Actor Alfonso Vallejo, who performed Don Pimpón on ''Barrio Sésamo'', was cast as Astrako -- a non-puppet character in a Buzz Lightyear-like spacesuit with a personality that was much like Don Pimpón. Yupi was a Muppet-like alien, and two Ernie and Bert-style astronauts were also featured.
 
It was replaced by a similar series, ''Los mundos de Yupi'' (''Yupi's Worlds''), which featured Spanish puppets. Actor Alfonso Vallejo, who performed Don Pimpón on ''Barrio Sésamo'', was cast as Astrako -- a non-puppet character in a Buzz Lightyear-like spacesuit with a personality that was much like Don Pimpón. Yupi was a Muppet-like alien, and two Ernie and Bert-style astronauts were also featured.
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The series was cancelled after its third season, but was not replaced with ''Barrio Sésamo''. The third run of ''Barrio Sésamo'' on Spanish TV would not take place until [[1996]].
 
The series was cancelled after its third season, but was not replaced with ''Barrio Sésamo''. The third run of ''Barrio Sésamo'' on Spanish TV would not take place until [[1996]].
   
There was a small reunion in [[2006]] on ''[[Gala Infantil]]'', hosted by [[Miriam Díaz-Aroca]].
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There was a small reunion in [[2006]] on ''Gala Infantil'', hosted by Miriam Díaz-Aroca.
 
Together with Espinete, Don Pimpón, Chema and Ana she looked back at the highlights of the show.
 
Together with Espinete, Don Pimpón, Chema and Ana she looked back at the highlights of the show.
   
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[[File:BarrioSesamo1996Title1.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
[[File:BarrioSesamo1996Title1.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
[[File:BarrioSesamo90sEarlyTitleCard.jpeg|thumb|300px]]
 
[[File:BarrioSesamo90sEarlyTitleCard.jpeg|thumb|300px]]
[[Image:Barrio sesamo 90's.jpg|thumb|300px|Barrio Sésamo cast.]]
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[[Image:Barrio sesamo 90's.jpg|thumb|300px|''Barrio Sésamo'' cast: [[Gaspar]], [[Bluki]], [[Vera]] and [[Bubo]].]]
[[Image:Barriosesamo300705.JPG|thumb|300px|Barrio Sésamo in their set]]
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[[Image:Barriosesamo300705.JPG|thumb|300px|''Barrio Sésamo'' on the set]]
[[Image:Barriosesamo300702.JPG|thumb|300px|Barrio Sésamo - 1996-2000]]
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[[Image:Barriosesamo300702.JPG|thumb|300px|''Barrio Sésamo'' - 1996-2000]]
 
In [[1996]], the show returned with more new characters: [[Bluki]] (a blue full-body catlike Muppet), [[Vera]] (a yellow monster), [[Bubo]] (an owl) and [[Gaspar]] (a human Muppet). Additional characters that made occasional appearances included a wild monster with red fur and a healthy appetite - portraying a role similar to Cookie Monster's - and a tan [[Anything Muppets|Anything Muppet]] that could be turned into various different characters (such as a baby, a girl friend of Vera's, a clumsy man with a moustache, or a pig).
 
In [[1996]], the show returned with more new characters: [[Bluki]] (a blue full-body catlike Muppet), [[Vera]] (a yellow monster), [[Bubo]] (an owl) and [[Gaspar]] (a human Muppet). Additional characters that made occasional appearances included a wild monster with red fur and a healthy appetite - portraying a role similar to Cookie Monster's - and a tan [[Anything Muppets|Anything Muppet]] that could be turned into various different characters (such as a baby, a girl friend of Vera's, a clumsy man with a moustache, or a pig).
   
 
==Spanish names for American Muppets==
 
==Spanish names for American Muppets==
 
Some American Muppets were renamed for Spanish scenes, being their names in Spanish (including notes in parenthesis if needed):
 
American muppets were renamed for Spanish scenes, being their names in Spanish (including notes in parenthesis if needed):
 
 
*[[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]]: La Rana Gustavo ("Gustaf the Frog")
 
*[[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]]: La Rana Gustavo ("Gustaf the Frog")
 
*[[Ernie]]: Epi
 
*[[Ernie]]: Epi
 
*[[Bert]]: Blas
 
*[[Bert]]: Blas
*[[Grover]]: Coco (Later, slang for "brain")
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*[[Grover]]: Coco (slang for "brain")
**[[Super Grover]]: Super Coco
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**[[Super Grover]]: Súper Coco
**[[Marshal Grover]]: El Sheriff Coco ("Grover the Sheriff")
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**[[Marshal Grover]]: Sheriff Coco ("Sheriff Grover")
***[[Fred the Wonder Horse]]: La Jaca Paca ("Paca, the small horse" - Paca is female for Paco, which is in turn familiar for Francisco, Spanish version of name Frank)
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***[[Fred the Wonder Horse]]: La Jaca Paca ("Paca, the small horse" - Paca is female for Paco, which is in turn familiar for Francisco, Spanish version of name Frank), later changed to his original name, Fred, in the Third Series
*[[Cookie Monster]]: Triqui, el monstruo de las galletas ("Treekee, the Cookiee Monster")
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*[[Cookie Monster]]: Triqui, el monstruo de las galletas ("Triqui, the Cookie Monster")
 
*[[Count von Count]]: El Conde Draco ("Count Draco", because of phonetic similitude with "Dracoo-la")
 
*[[Count von Count]]: El Conde Draco ("Count Draco", because of phonetic similitude with "Dracoo-la")
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*[[Telly Monster]]: Monstruo Teo ("Teo the Monster")
 
*[[Oscar the Grouch]]: Óscar el Gruñón ("Oscar the Grumpy")
 
*[[Oscar the Grouch]]: Óscar el Gruñón ("Oscar the Grumpy")
*[[Big Bird]]: Paco Pico ("Fred Beak"), although Big Bird only appeared in dubbed versions of video releases
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*[[Big Bird]]: Paco Pico ("Fred Beak")
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**In some books and other media, he is wrongly called "[[Caponata]]", a different character from him from the First Series
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*[[Prairie Dawn]]: Belinda (initially); Aurora (Third Series onwards)
 
*[[Guy Smiley]]: Pepe Sonrisas ("Joe Smiles")
 
*[[Guy Smiley]]: Pepe Sonrisas ("Joe Smiles")
 
*[[Twiddlebugs]]: Los Nabucodonosorcitos ("The Little Nabucodonosor's", for king [[wikipedia:Nebuchadrezzar II|Nebuchadrezzar II the Great]] of Babylon, called Nabucodonosor in Spanish)
 
*[[Twiddlebugs]]: Los Nabucodonosorcitos ("The Little Nabucodonosor's", for king [[wikipedia:Nebuchadrezzar II|Nebuchadrezzar II the Great]] of Babylon, called Nabucodonosor in Spanish)
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===Humans===
 
===Humans===
   
*[[Conchita Goyanes]] as [[Adela]]
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*[[Conchita Goyanes]] as Adela
*[[Petra Martínez|Petri Martínez]] as [[Petri]]
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*[[Petra Martínez|Petri Martínez]] as Petri
 
*[[José Riesgo]] as Basilio
 
*[[José Riesgo]] as Basilio
 
*[[Alfonso Vallejo]] as Manolo
 
*[[Alfonso Vallejo]] as Manolo
*Juan margallo as Desi
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*Juan Margallo as Desi
   
 
==Second Series Cast (1983-1987)==
 
==Second Series Cast (1983-1987)==
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*[[Alfonso Vallejo]] as [[Don Pimpón]]
 
*[[Alfonso Vallejo]] as [[Don Pimpón]]
 
*[[Chelo Vivares]] as [[Espinete]]
 
*[[Chelo Vivares]] as [[Espinete]]
*[[Iñaki Echevarria]] as [[Kurro]]
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*Iñaki Echevarria as [[Kurro]] (one episode)
   
 
===Humans===
 
===Humans===
 
*[[José Enrique Camacho|José E. Camacho]] as [[Antonio (Barrio Sésamo)|Antonio]]
 
*[[José Enrique Camacho|José E. Camacho]] as [[Antonio]]
 
 
*[[Isabel Castro]] as [[Ana]]
 
*[[Isabel Castro]] as [[Ana]]
*[[Cristina Higueras]] as [[Cristina]]
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*[[Cristina Higueras]] as Cristina
 
*[[Mari Luz Olier]] as [[Matilde]]
 
*[[Mari Luz Olier]] as [[Matilde]]
 
*[[José Riesgo]] as [[Julián]]
 
*[[José Riesgo]] as [[Julián]]
*[[Jesús Ruyman]] as [[Jesús]]
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*[[Jesús Ruyman]] as Jesús
 
*[[Juan Sánchez|Juan Ramón Sánchez]] as [[Chema]] the baker
 
*[[Juan Sánchez|Juan Ramón Sánchez]] as [[Chema]] the baker
*[[Toni Sevilla]] as [[Desi]]
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*[[Toni Sevilla]] as Desi
*[[Carmelo Espinosa]] as various persons
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*Carmelo Espinosa as various persons
*[[Iñaki Echevarría]] as various persons
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*Iñaki Echevarría as various persons
*[[Antonio Alfonso]]
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*Antonio Alfonso
*[[Maria Luisa Bernal]]
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*Maria Luisa Bernal
*[[Elvira Menéndez]]
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*Elvira Menéndez
*[[Alfonso Castizo]]
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*Alfonso Castizo
*[[Encarna Abad]]
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*Encarna Abad
   
 
===The Kids===
 
===The Kids===
 
*[[Susana Osuna]] as [[Susana]]
 
*[[Susana Osuna]] as [[Susana]]
*[[Francisco Javier]] as [[Frank (Barrio Sésamo)|Frank]]
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*Francisco Javier as Frank
 
*[[Ruth Gabriel|Ruth Abellán]] as [[Ruth (Barrio Sésamo)|Ruth]]
 
*[[Ruth Gabriel|Ruth Abellán]] as [[Ruth (Barrio Sésamo)|Ruth]]
 
*[[Roberto Mayor]] as [[Roberto]]
 
*[[Roberto Mayor]] as [[Roberto]]
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*Mónica Díaz as Mónica
*[[Monica Diaz]] as [[Monica]]
 
*[[Francisco Sánchez]] as blond little boy
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*Francisco Sánchez as blond little boy
   
 
==Third Series Cast (1996-2000)==
 
==Third Series Cast (1996-2000)==
   
 
===Muppets===
 
===Muppets===
*[[Joan Bentallé]] as [[Bluki]]
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*[[Joan Bentallé]] as [[Bluki]], a big blue cat-like character
*? as [[Vera]]
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*Rosa Pou as [[Vera]], a young yellow monster
*[[Vicent Ortolà]] as [[Gaspar]]
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*[[Vicent Ortolà]] as [[Gaspar]], employee at Suleiman's greengrocer
*? as [[Bubo]]
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*Ardi Arus as [[Bubo]], an old owl who lives in the park
   
===Humans===
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===Market workers===
*[[Miquel Àngel Ripeu]] as [[Sulimán]] the vegetable salesman
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*Miquel Àngel Ripeu as Suleiman, the vegetable salesman
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*Mireia Villanueva as Rebeca, a saleswoman in the market
*[[Imma Colomer]] as [[Emma (Barrio Sésamo)|Emma]]
 
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*Teresa Soler as Nati, the fishmonger and Bernardo's daughter
*[[Sergi Calleja]] as [[Basilio]]
 
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*Ramon Teixidor as Bernardo, a fisherman and Nati's father
*[[Rubén Ametllé]] as [[Ramón]]
 
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*Joan Manuel Orfila as Marcial, the tinsmith
*? as [[Eduardo (Barrio Sésamo)|Eduardo]] the carpenter
 
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*Gloria Roig as Elena, owner of the haberdashery and Eduardo's mother
*[[Toni Sevilla]] as [[Desi]] who works with his spouse in a hotel
 
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*? as [[Amanda (Barrio Sésamo)|Amanda]] who works with her husband in a hotel
 
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===Other adults===
*? as [[Bastian]] the cookery salesman
 
 
*[[Imma Colomer]] as Emma, the antique saleswoman
 
*Sergi Calleja as Basilio, the park gardener
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*Joan Gilbert as Eduardo, the carpenter and Elena's son
 
*[[Toni Sevilla]] as Desi, who works with his spouse in a hotel
 
*Carme Abril as Amanda, who works with her husband in a hotel
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*Karim Alami as Salim, the waiter in the hotel
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*Roser Campanya as Mercedes, the librarian
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*Sebasitan Porras as Manuel, a businessman and Fatima's husband
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*Mercedes Porras as Fatima, a doctor and Manuel's wife
 
*Rubén Ametllé as Ramón
 
*? as Bastian, the cookery salesman
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===Kids===
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*Joan Roses as Eloy, Desi and Amanda's son
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*David Bosch as Narciso, a boy who love the computers
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*Teresa Maria Badal as Sonia, a girl who usually plays with the other kids
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*Dolores Navarro as Carlota, daughter of Manuel and Fatima
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[:Category:Barrio Sésamo Merchandise|Barrio Sésamo Merchandise]]
 
*[[:Category:Barrio Sésamo Merchandise|Barrio Sésamo Merchandise]]
 
*[[Monstruos Supersanos]] (2012)
 
*[[Monstruos Supersanos]] (2012)
*[[Barrio Sesamo episodes with recycled plots]] (Second Run)
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*[[Barrio Sésamo episodes with recycled plots]] (Second Run)
   
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gssaVuvKwk Youtube: Second run opening]
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gssaVuvKwk Youtube: Second run opening]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bisAYWn6oeI Youtube: Gala infantil 2006: remembering Espinet and friends]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bisAYWn6oeI Youtube: Gala infantil 2006: remembering Espinete and friends]
 
*[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6zmq4_barrio-sesamo-especial-navidad_people Dailymotion: christmas special (semi behind the scenes)]
 
*[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6zmq4_barrio-sesamo-especial-navidad_people Dailymotion: christmas special (semi behind the scenes)]
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[[Category:International Sesame Street Shows]]
 
[[Category:International Sesame Street Shows]]
 
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Don Pimpón (monster), Espinete (hedgehog) and Chema (the baker) infront of Espinete's house

Barrio Sésamo is the Spanish Sesame Street co-production (literally Sesame Neighborhood). There have been three different versions of the show, beginning in the late 70s and running on and off through 2000. All of the shows aired on TV España.

Muppet characters created for the shows include pink full-body bird Caponata and green snail Perezgil from the late 70s, brown full-body monster Don Pimpón and full-body pink hedgehog Espinete from the mid 80s, and blue full-body catlike Muppet Bluki, yellow monster Vera, owl Bubo and humanoid Muppet Gaspar from the late 90s.

First run: Late 70s

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The original Barrio Sesamo characters during the first run: Caponata (colorful bird) and Perezgil (snail)

The show originally aired in Spain in the late 70s, as a dubbed version of the American Sesame Street. In 1979, they created their own characters -- Caponata, an orange, purple and yellow bird with curly pink hair (a full-body Muppet and counterpart to Big Bird), and Perezgil, a green snail with glasses (this character is permanently set on a wall) -- while retaining the American characters (Ernie and Bert, Kermit and Grover, etc.) for inserts.

American Muppets were renamed so that Spanish-speaking child audiences would not get confused with English writing norms. A list of Spanish names is provided below.

The original show wasn't successful, and it was cancelled in 1980.

Second run: 1983 - 1987

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Barriosesamo

Left to right: Don Pimpón, Espinete, Chema and Ana. In the background, Chema's panadería

From 1981 to 1983, a different children's program on Spanish television, La Cometa Blanca, included some sketches from Sesame Street. This program was directed by Muppet fan Lolo Rico. It also featured some actors which would later appear in Barrio Sésamo, mainly Mari Luz Olier, Alfonso Vallejo and the child-actress Ruth Gabriel (then known as Ruth Abellán).

The Sesame Street sketches were successful with their young audience, so Sesame Street was given another chance in 1983 with Espinete (a hedgehog) and Don Pimpón (a friendly monster). Both characters were full-body Muppets. A human character who gained popularity in this version was Chema, an adult baker. Also Ana (a young student), Julían (a kiosk salesman), two children (Roberto and Ruth, with their parents Matilde and Antonio. Again, it retained American Muppet inserts. The show only aired until 1987, although it's still famous and loved by the generation that watched it.

It was replaced by a similar series, Los mundos de Yupi (Yupi's Worlds), which featured Spanish puppets. Actor Alfonso Vallejo, who performed Don Pimpón on Barrio Sésamo, was cast as Astrako -- a non-puppet character in a Buzz Lightyear-like spacesuit with a personality that was much like Don Pimpón. Yupi was a Muppet-like alien, and two Ernie and Bert-style astronauts were also featured. Los Mundos de Yupi lasted from 1988 to 1990.

The series was cancelled after its third season, but was not replaced with Barrio Sésamo. The third run of Barrio Sésamo on Spanish TV would not take place until 1996.

There was a small reunion in 2006 on Gala Infantil, hosted by Miriam Díaz-Aroca. Together with Espinete, Don Pimpón, Chema and Ana she looked back at the highlights of the show.

Third run: 1996 - 2000

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Barrio Sésamo cast: Gaspar, Bluki, Vera and Bubo.

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Barrio Sésamo on the set

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Barrio Sésamo - 1996-2000

In 1996, the show returned with more new characters: Bluki (a blue full-body catlike Muppet), Vera (a yellow monster), Bubo (an owl) and Gaspar (a human Muppet). Additional characters that made occasional appearances included a wild monster with red fur and a healthy appetite - portraying a role similar to Cookie Monster's - and a tan Anything Muppet that could be turned into various different characters (such as a baby, a girl friend of Vera's, a clumsy man with a moustache, or a pig).

Spanish names for American Muppets

Some American Muppets were renamed for Spanish scenes, being their names in Spanish (including notes in parenthesis if needed):

  • Kermit: La Rana Gustavo ("Gustaf the Frog")
  • Ernie: Epi
  • Bert: Blas
  • Grover: Coco (slang for "brain")
    • Super Grover: Súper Coco
    • Marshal Grover: Sheriff Coco ("Sheriff Grover")
      • Fred the Wonder Horse: La Jaca Paca ("Paca, the small horse" - Paca is female for Paco, which is in turn familiar for Francisco, Spanish version of name Frank), later changed to his original name, Fred, in the Third Series
  • Cookie Monster: Triqui, el monstruo de las galletas ("Triqui, the Cookie Monster")
  • Count von Count: El Conde Draco ("Count Draco", because of phonetic similitude with "Dracoo-la")
  • Telly Monster: Monstruo Teo ("Teo the Monster")
  • Oscar the Grouch: Óscar el Gruñón ("Oscar the Grumpy")
  • Big Bird: Paco Pico ("Fred Beak")
    • In some books and other media, he is wrongly called "Caponata", a different character from him from the First Series
  • Prairie Dawn: Belinda (initially); Aurora (Third Series onwards)
  • Guy Smiley: Pepe Sonrisas ("Joe Smiles")
  • Twiddlebugs: Los Nabucodonosorcitos ("The Little Nabucodonosor's", for king Nebuchadrezzar II the Great of Babylon, called Nabucodonosor in Spanish)

Original Cast (1979-1980)

Muppets

Humans

Second Series Cast (1983-1987)

Muppets

Humans

The Kids

Third Series Cast (1996-2000)

Muppets

Market workers

  • Miquel Àngel Ripeu as Suleiman, the vegetable salesman
  • Mireia Villanueva as Rebeca, a saleswoman in the market
  • Teresa Soler as Nati, the fishmonger and Bernardo's daughter
  • Ramon Teixidor as Bernardo, a fisherman and Nati's father
  • Joan Manuel Orfila as Marcial, the tinsmith
  • Gloria Roig as Elena, owner of the haberdashery and Eduardo's mother

Other adults

  • Imma Colomer as Emma, the antique saleswoman
  • Sergi Calleja as Basilio, the park gardener
  • Joan Gilbert as Eduardo, the carpenter and Elena's son
  • Toni Sevilla as Desi, who works with his spouse in a hotel
  • Carme Abril as Amanda, who works with her husband in a hotel
  • Karim Alami as Salim, the waiter in the hotel
  • Roser Campanya as Mercedes, the librarian
  • Sebasitan Porras as Manuel, a businessman and Fatima's husband
  • Mercedes Porras as Fatima, a doctor and Manuel's wife
  • Rubén Ametllé as Ramón
  • ? as Bastian, the cookery salesman

Kids

  • Joan Roses as Eloy, Desi and Amanda's son
  • David Bosch as Narciso, a boy who love the computers
  • Teresa Maria Badal as Sonia, a girl who usually plays with the other kids
  • Dolores Navarro as Carlota, daughter of Manuel and Fatima

See also

External links