Rosita Espinosa is a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead and is portrayed by Christian Serratos in the American television series of the same name. She accompanies Eugene Porter and Abraham Ford on a mission to Washington, D.C. In the comic book series, she joins Rick Grimes' group after they leave the prison and go to DC. Eventually Eugene is revealed to have lied but they continue on to Washington anyway, since he was still convinced the city would offer greater chance of survival, and they eventually find the Alexandria Safe-Zone.
Rosita also takes part in the war against the Saviors led by Negan, the conclusion of which sees the 3 communities uniting forces. In the TV series, Rosita, Abraham and Eugene meet Tara Chambler and Glenn Rhee while on their way to Washington DC. They soon join Glenn's group, led by Rick Grimes, after escaping Terminus, a false safe haven. Rosita continued Abraham's mission to get Eugene to DC with Tara, Glenn, and his wife, Maggie Greene, but when Eugene reveals he lied, they rejoin Rick's group once more and travel with him to the Alexandria Safe-Zone.
In the comics, Rosita is killed by Alpha of the Whisperers. In the TV series she survives the war against the Whisperers, and she later becomes a soldier for the Commonwealth Army before she dies.
Appearances
Comic book series Rosita, Abraham and Eugene joins Rick's group at Hershel's farm after the prison is destroyed.The Walking Dead #53 (October 10, 2008) When Eugene reveals he is a fraud it leaves her outraged, but Rosita and the others soon accept him.The Walking Dead #67 (October 11, 2009) She remains with the group when they settle in Washington at the Alexandria Safe Zone, moving in with Abraham. While there, Abraham breaks up with her to be with Holly. At Alexandria, she becomes increasingly close to Eugene and eventually forms a sexual relationship with him but remains devastated over Abraham's death. After two years together, Rosita reveals to Eugene that she is pregnant, but he is not the father. The father of the baby is later revealed to be Siddiq, another member of Alexandria. At the community fair Alpha, leader of the Whisperers, manages to abduct and decapitate Rosita, along with Ezekiel, Louie, Erin, Ken, Luke, Carson, Tammy Rose, Josh, Olivia, Oscar, and Amber (all from Alexandria, the Hilltop, The Kingdom and The Sanctuary communities) and put their heads on spikes. This also kills Rosita's unborn child. Alpha later shows this to Rick, much to his horror. She is put down by Andrea and buried along with the others at the site.
Television series When the outbreak occurred, Rosita was in Dallas, Texas with other survivors and was approached by Sgt. Abraham Ford and Dr. Eugene Porter in an army truck. Abraham, impressed by Rosita's survival skills, told her of his mission to get Eugene to Washington D.C. as he knows the cure to the walker virus and requested she accompany him. Along the way, they also recruited survivors Stephanie, Warren, Pam, Rex, Roger, Dirk and Josephine. Rosita and Abraham became lovers. Rosita also learned medical aid from Roger and Pam, though tragically they along with everyone except Abraham and Eugene died trying to ensure their survival. Eventually Rosita, Abraham and Eugene made it as far as Georgia near the prison, just days after The Governor's attack.
Season 4
In the episode "Inmates", Rosita, Abraham Ford (Michael Cudlitz), and Eugene Porter (Josh McDermitt) meet survivors Tara Chambler (Alanna Masterson) and an unconscious Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun) on the road. In the episode "Claimed", Abraham reveals to Glenn and Tara that Eugene knows what caused the zombie apocalypse, and they are on their way to Washington, D.C. to put an end to the walkers. In the episode "Us", Rosita accompanies Glenn to Terminus when they reunite with Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan), Sasha Williams (Sonequa Martin-Green), and Bob Stookey (Lawrence Gilliard Jr.). In the season finale "A", when Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), his son Carl (Chandler Riggs), Michonne (Danai Gurira), and Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) are locked up a shipping container by the residents of Terminus, led by Gareth (Andrew J. West), it is revealed that Rosita and the rest have all been captured and are being held there as well.
Season 5
In the season premiere, "No Sanctuary", Rosita escapes Terminus with the group. In the episode "Self Help", Rosita and the others are en route to DC and take refuge when the bus crashes. Abraham and Rosita have sex as Eugene watches, which Rosita laughs at and tells Abraham about it. When Eugene reveals that he is not a scientist, Rosita is appalled, telling him people died to get him there. When Abraham beats Eugene unconscious, Rosita stops him from hurting Eugene further, with her hand on her sidearm, ready to lift her handgun.
In the episode "Crossed", Rosita is first seen offering Abraham water, which he knocks away. She shouts at him and he stands up, looking threatening. Maggie makes him back away from Rosita at gunpoint. Later on her, Glenn and Tara trek to a river to refill their water supplies. While filtering water, Rosita talks to them about when she first met Abraham in Dallas. Glenn and Rosita bond and he welcomes her as a part of the group wherever they wind up.
In the episode "The Distance", Rosita goes with Abraham, Michonne, and Glenn to see if they can find Aaron's (Ross Marquand) vehicles. She uses a stick to take out a walker and saves Abraham from another. When they search the RV, Abraham finds some food the group used to eat and Rosita reminiscences on the past with him, and Abraham asks if Rosita believed he would hit her after what happened with Eugene. She says no, as she knows him better. She rides the RV on both legs of the journey to Alexandria, sitting in the passenger seat with a map. When they spot Washington, D.C. in the distance she calls to Abraham and remembers their former goal and he is happy to have finally made it. She then arrives at Alexandria.
In the episode "Forget", Rosita arrives at Deanna Monroe's (Tovah Feldshuh) party with Abraham. They both appear to be uncomfortable, but she relaxes after she mentions there is beer and smiles when Abraham goes off to grab some drinks. Later, she is seen enjoying herself while chatting with Glenn and Maggie. In the episode "Try", Rosita tells Michonne that Sasha has gone missing from her post in the tower. Worried, they venture outside the walls to look for her where they discus how different it feels to be outside, now that they have a home. They find several dead walkers and realize Sasha is actively hunting them. They track her down and help her eliminate a large pack of walkers.
In the season finale "Conquer", Rosita is tending to Tara when Abraham walks in with some flowers and tries to leave when he sees Eugene asleep in a chair next to her, but Rosita convinces him to stay. As Abraham tries to quietly sit without waking Eugene, Rosita deliberately drops some pots to wake him and the two men ultimately reconcile.
Season 6
In the season premiere, "First Time Again", Rosita tends to Tara, Glenn and Nicholas (Michael Traynor) after they are injured. In the episode "JSS", Rosita and Aaron kill some members of the Wolves that attack Alexandria. In "Now", Rosita stands guard at the gate, crying over Abraham, who has not returned home. Spencer Monroe (Austin Nichols) offers to take her place, to which she agrees, and she thanks him for stopping the truck earlier.
In "Heads Up", Rosita gives machete lessons to several Alexandrians and Eugene, who is afraid of dying. Rosita says dying is simple; what is hard is letting one's friends die out of fear. In "Start to Finish", the Alpha Wolf (Benedict Samuel) forces Rosita and Tara to surrender their weapons during the herd as he leaves with Tara's girlfriend Denise . In "No Way Out", Rosita joins the other Alexandrians killing the walkers that invaded Alexandria after Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride) kills the Alpha Wolf.
In "Knots Untie", Rosita is seen in bed with Abraham after having sex, unaware that Abraham is fantasizing about Sasha. Rosita gives Abraham a necklace. In "Not Tomorrow Yet", Abraham packs his bag and tells Rosita that he is leaving her. When a tearful Rosita demands an explanation, Abraham tells her that he thought she was "the last woman on Earth" when they got together; he then says, "Now I know you're not."
The next day out on the road, Rosita and Carol have a conversation about Morgan Jones (Lennie James) and her frustration over his views on killing. Later, she infiltrates the Saviors' compound and kills several of them with Aaron. In "Twice as Far", Spencer and Rosita have sex, and afterwards he asks her to dinner with him.
She goes on a supply run with Denise and Daryl, despite her concerns over Denise's inability to leave the walls of Alexandria. Denise is killed by a savior named Dwight (Austin Amelio), and Eugene is captured. However, a distraction causes them to fire at the Saviors, who run off. Rosita tends to Eugene as they go back to Alexandria. In "East", Rosita appears jealous and resentful of Abraham and Sasha, and goes after Daryl when he seeks vengeance against Dwight, but this leads to her capture. In the season finale "Last Day on Earth", Rosita is in the lineup as Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), the Saviors' leader, arrives and begins beating an unseen member of the group.
Season 7
In the season premiere, "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be", Negan's victim is revealed to be Abraham, and Rosita is forced to watch as Negan beats him to death with his baseball bat, "Lucille". Negan taunts her by forcing her to look at the bat, covered in her ex-lover's blood. Enraged, Daryl rushes at Negan, who subdues him and kills Glenn as punishment. Sasha later comforts Rosita after the Saviors leave, as Glenn and Abraham's remains are taken away.
In the episode "Service", Spencer tries to convince Rosita to resign herself to life under the Saviors' control, but Rosita refuses to accept it. She kills the reanimated Saviors present to get a gun and is later shown asking Eugene to make her a bullet to kill Negan. In the episode "Swear" Rosita asks Tara to give her some weapons. In "Sing Me a Song", Rosita and Eugene return to the factory Eugene and Abraham found to manufacture ammunition. Eugene attempts to talk her out of her plan, reasoning that, even if she manages to kill Negan, the saviors will retaliate by killing her and several others. Rosita angrily calls Eugene a coward who is only alive because people feel sorry for him; he produces a single bullet for her. She attempts to apologize for what she said, but Eugene does not want to hear it. They return to Alexandria to find Negan and the Saviors already there.
In the mid-season finale, "Hearts Still Beating," Rosita is still feeling vengeful, but Father Gabriel tries to persuade her to try to get revenge when the time is right, as the community will need her in the meantime. She later reconciles with Spencer, and the two agree to a date, but these plans are cut short after Negan guts and kills Spencer for trying to betray Rick and take over as leader. Enraged, Rosita draws her gun and fires at Negan, hitting "Lucille". Negan advances on Rosita, appearing ready to kill her, but changes his mind when he realizes she is not afraid of him. He then tells his minion Arat (Elizabeth Ludlow) to "kill somebody". Arat shoots Olivia (Ann Mahoney) in the face as Rosita and the others watch in horror. When Negan demands to know who made the bullet, Eugene finally confesses and Negan has his people take him away. Rosita sorrowfully protests as Negan leaves Alexandria. The episode ends with Rosita joining Rick, Michonne, Carl, and Tara to reunite with Maggie, Sasha, Enid (Katelyn Nacon), Paul "Jesus" Monroe (Tom Payne), and the newly escaped Daryl at the Hilltop, as they plan to stand against the Saviors.