
As of 2012, she was also working as a sixth grade teacher while continuing her dream as an actress as well as her appearances on the show. According to her official Sesame Street cast biography, Casado loves to dance, especially Hip-Hop, and is taking ballet lessons. She has also appeared in character as Gabi at Sesame Place, promoting "Healthy Habits" in 2006. She also played a small role on the soap opera One Life to Live. In 2004, she acted in her first starring role in the independent film Juicy. Her film credits include I Like It Like That (1994), Bed of Roses (1996), Joe's Apartment (1996), Wishful Thinking (1997), Gloria (1999), and Anamorph (2007). In addition to her role as Gabi, Casado appeared in various television commercials (including for Jell-O). Casado's character of Gabriela is one of only a handful of Latino/Latina characters who have appeared on Sesame Street. The character of Gabi has become a more integral part of the show's cast in the last couple of years, perhaps mostly to fulfill Sesame Workshop's need to sustain youth among the cast, as the old guard of the show ages.

Casado got the role when the previous actress, Gabriela Rose Reagan (the real-life daughter of the actress playing Maria, Sonia Manzano), told her mother she did not enjoy being on television. Casado took over the role in 1993 (being the first child actress hired to appear on Sesame Street). JSTOR ( January 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭesiree Casado (born August 18, 1985) is an American actress most notable for the role of Gabriela "Gabi" Rodriguez on Sesame Street, the daughter of longstanding main characters Luis and Maria.If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted.

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