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.
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.Barbie and her Fabulous Friends sticker book 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 California Dream Teresa Doll Beach Blast Teresa Doll Cool Times Teresa Doll #3218 Island Fun Teresa Doll
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!"
Film appearances Year Title Role Voice2003 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 CameoNon-speaking
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. 2012
See also List of Barbie's friends and family
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