Teresa
Teresa is a Mattel fashion doll marketed as one of Barbie's fictional friends. The first Teresa doll introduced as the 'California Dream Teresa' doll in 1988 and, since then, has been a recurring character in the Barbie toy line.
Teresa
- Name
- Teresa
- Occupation
- Fashion designer
- Nationality
- Mexican-American
- Field
- Barbie Doll.
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Teresa is a Mattel fashion doll marketed as one of Barbie's fictional friends. The first Teresa doll introduced as the 'California Dream Teresa' doll in 1988 and, since then, has been a recurring character in the Barbie toy line.
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Key facts
• Name — Teresa • Series — Barbie • Full Name — Teresa Rivera • First — 1988 • Creator — Ruth Handler (founder of Mattel) • Voice — Katie Crown in Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse Cristina Milizia in Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures • Nickname — Sporty • Occupation — Fashion designer • Gender — Female • Title — Teresa • Relatives — Drew (cousin) • Nationality — Mexican-American
History
History
Teresa was introduced as part of the California Dream line of dolls in 1988. In 1999, it was established that her last name was Rivera in the chapter book "High Sea Adventure", confirming her identity as the first Latina Barbie doll. On the back of the 1999 Beyond Pink Teresa box, her birthday is listed as October 2. Teresa has been seen in various Barbie-related media such as books, magazines, video games and films such as Barbie & the Diamond Castle, Barbie and the Three Musketeers, Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale and Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. She is one of the main characters in Barbie & Teresa: Recipe for Friendship. In Barbie's PC games, she is voiced by Grey DeLisle. In the music video of "Barbie: Dream Besties" ("Level Up"), it is revealed Teresa's family comes from Zacatecas, Mexico
1988
1988
• California Dream Teresa Doll • Beach Blast Teresa Doll • Cool Times Teresa Doll #3218 • Island Fun Teresa Doll
Personality traits
Personality traits
According to Barbie, Teresa is a brilliant cook and one of her favorite activities is to bake muffins. According to Teresa's B Friends profile, she has made 3,120 cupcakes to date; she has also rescued 36 stray animals. Teresa is also said to like spending her free time reading rumored magazines about famous people and shopping at flea markets. Teresa states that her likes are "baking cupcakes, good karma, vintage clothing stores, tall waves at the beach, tall boys at the beach!"
Residence
Residence
Teresa lives in Malibu, California, in "Casa de Teresa" in the fictional Barbie World. She is neighbor of both Barbie and Ryan, as "Casa de Teresa" is located at the left side of the Barbie Dreamhouse and the right side of The Ryan Mansion.
Film appearances
• Year — Title — Role — Voice • 2003 — Barbie of Swan Lake — Fairy Queen — Kathleen Barr • 2008 — Barbie & the Diamond Castle — Herself/Alexa — Cassidy Ladden • 2009 — Barbie and the Three Musketeers — Viveca — Kira Tozer • 2010 — Barbie in a Mermaid Tale — Hadley — Maryke Hendrikse • 2010 — Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale — Herself — Maryke Hendrikse • 2012–15 — Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse — Herself — Katie Crown • 2016 — Barbie: Spy Squad — Herself — Jenny Pellicer • 2016 — Barbie: Dreamtopia — Herself — Jenny Pellicer • 2017 — Barbie: Video Game Hero — Herself — Sienna Bohn • 2018–present — Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures — Herself — Cristina Milizia • 2023 — Barbie — Cameo — Non-speaking
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.MSN. www.msn.com.
- 2.Martínez, Alonso. Barbie and diversity: a long journey of criticism and change. EL PAÍS English. 2023-07-20.
- 3.Barbiepedia - Character: Teresa Rivera. en.barbiepedia.org.
- 4.Barbie and her Fabulous Friends sticker book
- 5.Blue Monkey Studios. Barbie Horse Adventures: Mystery Ride. 2003-09-16.
- 6.Barbie Dream Besties 💞 "Level Up" Ft. Teresa (Official Music Video) 🔊. YouTube. 16 August 2024.
- 7.Play Barbie : Home Page.
- 8.Play Barbie : Home Page.
- 9.http://dreamhouse.barbie.com/en-US/map 2012
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