Chelo Vivares

Chelo Vivares (born Consuelo Vivares; 21 April 1952) is a Spanish actress who played Espinete on ''Barrio Sésamo'', the Spanish version of ''Sesame Street'', from 1983 until 1987.

Biography

As a TV actor

Vivares began her career as an actress in Spanish television, making guest appearances on TV series such as ''Cuentos y leyendas'' (1975), '' La señora García se confiesa'' (1976) and even the prestigious ''Estudio 1'' (1983). In 1979, she entered the dubbing field as a voice actress, first in the Peter Falk movie '' The In-Laws'' (dubbing Nancy Dussault), and then as minor characters in '' Fame''.

In 1983, Vivares joined ''Barrio Sésamo'' as principal puppeteer, performing the full-bodied Espinete, the most identifiable Muppet on the series. Her work as Espinete kept her pre-occupied, but when ''Barrio Sésamo'' was cancelled in 1987, Vivares went back behind the microphone, dubbing Penelope Sudrow in the movie ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3''. She also reprised Espinete in a theatre version of ''Barrio Sésamo'' during the late 1980s, touring through Spain alongside other actors from the series such as Sánchez and José Riesgo.
On-camera, Vivares played a dressmaker in the final episode of the Spanish series ''Farmacia de guardia'' (1995).She made multiple guest appearances on the TV crime drama ''El Comisario'', notably as the distraught mother of a kidnapped child.

Voice acting

Vivares became more prolific as a voice actress, most often dubbing child roles or young male actors, such as the character Tommy in ''The Punisher'' (with Dolph Lundgren) and Peter Brady on ''The Brady Bunch''. Her most substantial work was on ''The Simpsons'' as Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Martin Prince, Itchy, and others. Other animation dub credits include Bucky the squirrel in Disney's ''The Emperor's New Groove'', Amy Wong on ''Futurama'', Mandark on ''Dexter's Laboratory'', Tails on ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', Stan Marsh on ''South Park'', and Sailor Neptune on ''Sailor Moon''. Vivares was also heard in the original Spanish animated features ''La Leyenda del Viento del Norte'' (1992) and ''¡Qué vecinos tan animales!'' (1998, Maite Ruiz de Austri) as Nicky, the little mouse (with fellow ''Barrio Sésamo'' puppeteer Emma Cohen as the mother mouse). She also voiced the principal character of "la señorita Ofelia" in multiple computer games adapting the Spanish comic-book ''Mortadelo y Filemón''.
Vivares continues to work primarily as a voice actress, however, dubbing the characters of Moaning Myrtle in the ''Harry Potter'' movies, Chloe on ''Smallville'', and parts on ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' and ''Charmed''. She also usually dubs into Castilian Spanish the actresses Ariane Ascaride and Shirley Henderson.

Personal life

Vivares was married to Juan Ramón Sánchez, who played Chema the baker on ''Barrio Sésamo'', from 1979 until his death in 2008.Muere "Chema el panadero", "Espinete" se queda viuda
in elmundo.es

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1952 births
Living people
Actresses from Madrid
People from the Province of Guadalajara
Spanish puppeteers
Spanish television actresses
Spanish voice actresses
Female puppeteers
20th-century Spanish actresses
21st-century Spanish actresses