Teresa: The History Of Barbie's Latina Friend (And Lover)!
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Teresa is barbie’s only friend beside Ken that stuck around and never left since debut, truly bestie
What about Nikki
@@talal23m44 nicki was originally Stacy’s freind or one of the other sisters but she was only with Barbie in the 2000s -2010s
@@Frankie_STEIN101no...Nikki is still in the recent series too
@@BarbieDoo666 ik I’m not dumb but I said that Teresa has stuck around longer Nikki was only here for like 18 years when Teresa has been here for 36 YEARS
My sister had the jewel hair mermaid Theresa!
As a Brunette myself, Teresa was my favorite Barbie doll. I had so many blonde Barbies, but I was so glad to have had a doll that looks like me. ❤
Huh? Barbie came in Brunette and Red Head….. constantly …..
@@alejandromolinacRedhead Barbie or Barbie's friends stopped being produced for almost 20 years and in many countries the AA or brunette doll variant was not available.
Same here!
real
we are tressa fans
Same, Teresa was always my favorite as a child! ❤ She also has some stunning outfits.
As a brazilian brunette slightly on the tan side, i've always loved Teresa! I've always had a lot of blonde barbies but the one teresa doll i've owned was really special to me bc she was just like me! miss her
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Totally agree that 90s Teresa face mold is the ultimate Teresa. I hope they bring it back for Barbie Rewind one day.
Teresa has always been my favorite of Barbie’s friends. I have been looking into her history recently trying to figure out everything and I’m so glad this video exists!
I’m so pleased! I love teresa too!
Teresa is one of the few Barbie characters that I feel should rarely have her facemold changed from the iconic 90s one. Almost anytime they stray from it I'm like "That's not Teresa?", it just fits best for her. It's a shame they didn't go with the face again for the 35th Anniversary doll because I had that same thought when I looked at it. "That's not Teresa."
I'll never be able to put into words how MUCH I appreciate someone (anyone) talking about Teresa. I'd forgotten for so long that she was my absolute favorite. I had the version that came with makeup and a purple skirt. Teresa pulled off purple so flawlessly 😢😍🥹
RIGHT? I forgot how much I loved her!
Teresa has always been one of my favorite Barbie friends, I especially loved her role in Diamond Castle, her and Barbs were absolutely iconic in the movie 💖💜
I adore this series 🩷🩷🩷🩷 Would love one highlighting Kira (even though they kept changing her name every five minutes). But a deep dive into the past looks of Barbie’s “Asian-American friend” with the super pretty face and long, shiny hair would be loads of fun ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Oh yes I forgot about her would love to see her next
YESSS I loved her dolls as a kid and still do, she’s beautiful 🥺
Edit: apparently her name was “Lea” when I was little
(Seriously why do they keep changing her name omg)
Kira name wasn't constantly being changed. Dana/Becky, Lea, Nikki (animal loving), western fun Nia, and Miko were not the same person. Miko and Nia weren't even asian, they were hawaiian and native american.
@@KingOfGaymeslea is not kira, she replaced kira like how nikki replaced christie.
YES please! I am from Hawaii and it was a big deal when "Tropical Miko" was released -- Miko is Kira's predecessor and there is some overlap on the facial molds IIRC. It was so amazing to have a doll that looked like many of us!
I can’t believe you actually know we speak portuguese in Brazil, not spanish haha I love Teresa, the 90s face sculpt is so iconic, she is iconic, thanks for the video ❤️
We need a video on Barbies Brazilian friends from the 80s and 90s. Vicky, Lia, Diva (blonde), Lara
@@finland4ever55Vicky was the Brazilian name for Midge, Ken also had a different name in Brazil, Barbie came to Brazil in 1982 and Ken was called Bob because the name Ken sounds like the word “Quem” which means “Who” but after two years they started calling him by his original name but they kept calling Midge as Vicky
@@cartoonmania398do they still change names in brazil or do brazilians get the american versions now?
@@finland4ever55 They stopped changing names in the mid to late 90s when Mattel assumed Barbie’s production in Brazil. From 1982 until around 1995 Barbie was produced by Brinquedos Estrela in Brazil who was the one changing some of the character's names and featuring some new characters then when Mattel ended their partnership with Estrela the Barbie dolls in Brazil were the same as the US ones
Teresa during 2008 fashion fever is amazing, despite all the negativity around that face mold (still unnamed) she fits sooo well, the summer face mold is also beautiful
....somehow i never noticed Teresa was supposed to be latina. Being brazillian myself, "Teresa" just felt like a 'normal' name so i never put any extra thought on it LMAO Also never noticed the fairy queen in swan lake was Teresa ;; I have that doll and love her so dearly! Thanks for the video and for teaching me more about her :D
Curiosities: Teresa had a love interest in 1990s comics a guy called Richie Sherman and there was a different guy in some 2000s books but I don't remember his name. Also in 2008, out of the Diamond Castle collection, Teresa had the same face mold as Barbie like the 2008 Fashion Fever Teresa dolls there were a few Teresas with that face in early 2009 as well
I have an older sister and she still has her doll collection, she has 2004 to 2010 Barbies and I was just cleaning her 2005 Balerina Teresa doll and then I opened CZcams and this video was on the recommendations 😂
I'm 24 and I still can't get over people calling 'Quinceañera' to the celebration itself 😂 I was like 18 when I read some USA people using that word and not referring to the 15 year old girl but the party.
Later on I discovered that it is used mostly in the north and rural areas of Mexico, or at least not in my state Puebla lol
It still sounds super weird to me because the suffix -ñera/-ñero is used only to indicate a person, so quinceañera is a fifteen year old girl, treintañero a 30 y.o. man, veinteañera a 20 y.o. woman, etc... but to hear someone saying "I'm attending a quinceañera" is like... are you going to a fifteen year old girl? 😂😂😂 however in my state we say "Im going to a party of fifteen years" which often gets comments like "You are gonna be partying for that long!?" Hahahahha sometimes we say "I'm going to the party of a fifteen year old girl" and we understand that it is a quince años celebration.
But imagine my friend Bob turning 34 and saying "See you later mom I'm going to a thirty four year old man!" in spanish "Voy a un treinta y cuatroañero" jajajjajajajja 😂😂😂😂
🤷🏼♀️ in Colombia (& other countries in South America) we say quinceañera to mean both. For the party we sometimes shorten it to just "quince". "Me invitaron a un quince". It's just coloquial.
I love Teresa so much. My 2000s holiday Teresa is my pride and joy.
That is so cool! My Swan Lake Teresa is mine!
@@melsthemagnificent8179 Swan Lake Teresa is one of my dream dolls!! I see why!
Teresa has always been my go-to girl. I always wanted a Barbie who looked like me so naturally I would always receive Teresa dolls for bdays, holidays, etc. My aunt recently found her ORIGINAL totally hair Teresa and she is my greatest treasure.
Teresa is one of my favorites, being as that I am Puerto Rican I love how beautiful she is, I just ordered a Teresa fashion fever doll with sort of a disco vibe and she’s so stunning. I also have both of the Jennifer Lopez Mattel dolls which I one day want to build the courage to play with.
We need summer, raquelle, next 🎉
They are on my list!
The first time I saw Summer, Raquelle, Teresa and Nikki was in game called barbie idesign. It came out in 2007/2008 and I think was the first intro of who would become barbie's core friends of the 2010's and life in the dream house. Just thought it was a cool note for your next videos! @@BeautyInsideABox
@@BeautyInsideABoxKira, Lea, Kayla, Nikki, Barbies british friends Francie, Casey, and Stacey, other miscellaneous friends like PJ, the Rockers (the sensations are the same characters so Becky, Belinda, ams bopsy are Dana, dee dee and diva), Tara Lynn, Miko, Nia, etc. Barbies brazil exclusive friends.
Also we need to address the popular claim raquelle is korean which isn't at all true, it was a headcanon the internet went with and raquelle was always white, besides debuting as such and usually having black hair amd blue eyes, her eyes were changed to brown in the fashionistas line and dreamhouse which is why people decided she was asian. The surname Lee Kim is also fake. She was replaced by Tammy in dreamhouse adventures who is visibly asian though
I teared up when I saw some of the cultural dresses. Idk why, guess it just meant a lot to me
I had a Teresa from Swan Lake! She was by far my favorite! Sooo beautiful. I had no idea she was a Teresa! I just loved everything about her.
"Hi Barbie!" As a Latina, Teresa is my fav!! I thought you were gonna show Puerto Rican Barbie(1997)!! My all time fav, since I'm 🇵🇷!! I hv one but hope to find another one day...💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
oh my god, my heart skipped a beat when you mentioned Brazil!!
love from Brazil
I'm a Latina born in 1987 and let me tell you when the Jewel Hair Mermaid Teresa doll came out in 95 I think, she became my favorite doll of all time!! I so wish I still had her. The only other doll that comes close is the Gymnast Barbie that came out in 1994. It was a kindergarten graduation gift from my mom 🥲
OMG, the Hispanic Tropical Barbie reminds me of Tropical Miko! She was a mixed-race Asian / American / Pacific Islander doll kind of representative of many gals from my home state, Hawaii. I was so excited when Tropical Miko was released because it was the first time I had a Barbie that kind of looked like me! My mom used to buy me Latina dolls sometimes as they were often the dolls closest to my own appearance. Would love to see a video on Miko and her later iteration, Kira!! Loved hearing the backstory on Teresa!
I was sooo happy and proud when I saw a doll with my name 😁 I loved playing with Barbies when I was younger and now I love watching videos about them 😁
Hope you like the video Teresa! Great name! ❤️
@@BeautyInsideABox thank you ☺️ Yes I absolutely love your videos!
Diverse dolls like Teresa make me hate the world a bit less, I love that kids get to have dolls that remind them of themselves
The Teresa doll I vividly remember having is from the “Diva Chat” line in 2006. If you know about this doll then you know how cursed it is, if you don’t look it up pls. Basically the premise is the doll can “sing” your music when hooked up to her stand and MP3 player is connected.
I had the tropical one growing up and she was one of my favorites because her hair was really nice and she looked the most like me. So she was who I played with as myself. I am not Hispanic though. 😅
Hahah! I think lots of kids with brown hair related to Teresa
@@BeautyInsideABox Right!
Thank you so much for making this video! I really appreciate this tribute to Barbie's Latina friend. It was thoughtfully produced and it highlights Teresa's different eras. My favorite Teresa dolls are the ones with the Steffie face (especially Wet N Wild Teresa *chef's kiss*)and, of course, the iconic Teresa face.
I loved Teresa being an Australian brunette and really dark skinned as a kid. I went really pale as an adult but I was so dark skinned they assumed I was aboriginal at school. I am actually not 😆. Teresa looked just like me! "Tanned" and Brunette so I loved her.
Well we used to have aussie representation in Summer and Blaine, but Summer was changed to American in life in the dreamhouse, as well as her dark skin and hair being changed to pale strawberry blonde for the rest of her existence so Summer could have been aboriginal initially
I've got to ask, it seems that the 1990's United Colors of Benetton Barbie collection is never mentioned in US Barbie channels, were these dolls ever released in the US? Because I'm an 80's child and I remember the Benetton Barbie line was HUGE in Europe. It was a very different style for Barbie at the time: no princess dresses, no pastels, very fashionable, colorful mix-and-match styling. Also, I think it was one of the first times that Barbie's diverse friends Christie, Marina and Teresa (even if, although it was marketed as Teresa, I think the doll was actually Midge) were released in Europe.
Never heard of those dolls. Maybe they weren’t in the U.S.? You may be right.
I didn't even know Teresa was Latina (In my country most of the special dolls are never released) but she was my favorite as a kid because she looked the most like me (half Latina), happy to finally know why hahaha
I learn so much about Teresa. Thank you for making such an incredible video about a lesser known “friend” of Barbie. I didn’t know she’s more newer compared to Barbie’s other friends and didn’t know she’s a Latina. I remember seeing Teresa in Baywatch collection at the store. It was super fun. ❤❤
Teresa de los 90 y 2000 tiene ese toque de magia, de la Nostalgia de barbie 💖
for some reason i had several teresa dolls as a kid- some were featured in this video, it was nice to see them again after all these years!- and i always thought she was really pretty. i still have some pieces of her outfits!
¡Amo a Teresa! Fue la primera muñeca que me compré con los ahorros de mi mesada ^-^
Love Teresa! I had Sun Jewel Teresa back then (still do) , and to me she was the prettiest doll ever, liked her even more than Barbie (and gosh, did I love Barbie!) . Teresa and Christie are the best. ❤
would love to see Kira's story next if it's not too much to ask for...
Teresa's surname being Rivera originates from the 1999 book "Barbie: High Sea Adventure". However, this book is set in an AU, and I believe Midge had a different surname than usual in that book. But because this is the only time Teresa has been given a surname, a lot of people consider it canon.
Actually in the movie princess adventure, she is directly called rivera by the principal. So her name IS Rivera
the teresa doll with the pink shirt looks so pretty!!
I have one! She is!
A few months back you mentioned a video talking about Barbie as a bride. Is that still coming? Take your time of course, I’m just really excited about that one.
Teresa is my favorite character as well as Christie
Also surf city Teresa
Love all 90’s Barbie’s friends! Hope to see a similar video about Kira/Miko
Yeas! The 90s were the best time for Barbie’s friends.
Yeas! The 90s were the best time for Barbie’s friends.
Miko and kira are different people and different races, hawaiian ans vietnamese
Hoping a Summer video is next. Barbie, Teresa, and Summer were the iconic trio in the 2010s
I love you so much for doing this types of videos ❤😂. I can't watch now but I'll watch later can you do more? Maybe Kelley or Stacie? Or whoever ...they are GREAT
My favourite face mold - Teresa 90s face mold. I have more than 30 doll on this mold.
Finally, someone sensible said that in Brazil people speak to you in Portuguese
finally a descriptive video on Latina Barbie. thank you so much!! ❤️🇲🇽
i wonder.
Has there ever been a Happy Kwanza Christie doll?
Has Christie ever had something of her own that wasn't directly tied to Barbie's theme?
It's like they rolled out the red carpet for Teresa in the 90s. Lol
This video has made me realize that i never once saw Christie or Kira with their very own stand-alone doll, like Teresa's Quinceañera.
Even Ken gets to have his own thing. Decades worth of things.
If he wasn't magically shaving, he was playing big brother.😆
I know right! Midge had so many lines that revolved around her and Christie had nothing.
There's a Kwanzaa Barbie from 2006, but she's not marketed as being Christie/Nikki, just Barbie
@@emmakirton So it really doesn’t count.
@@BlakeGildaphish76 Well sure not as a Christie Kwanzaa doll
Oh my goodness! I love Teresa as much I love Christie and Midge! ( Midge is always my top favorite 😉) I enjoy the video so much! I'd love to you make a video for Kira - Raquelle or Summer!! ❤❤❤
I had the sparks roller blades Teresa and she was my favorite doll! It never occured to me that there was a recall of the doll (though the fire hazard totally makes sense)! She was honestly the main character in my Barbie play, I just loved her so much!
4:53 can we please bring back the “Cali Girl” line
Teresa is iconic and I love her
I’ve been waiting for this video for ages! So glad you did it!
Thanks for waiting! Hehe hope you enjoy it
It be so cool if you could do a video on all of Barbie's face molds and maybe rank your favs!
Thank you so very much for taking the time & energy to do this video! I know an awful lot of work goes into doing this sort of "documentary" & we really appreciate it! Sending you lots of love & hugs from the USA! ☺️💜
I always thought that Teresa was Italian. I wish they would do an Italian doll since they've done all these other cultures
Gee…. Simple 30 second google search shows they have done Italian Barbie….
They do italian dolls in dolls of the world, and the island princess movie is set in italy and thus the tie in dolls, are italian.
Had a few Teresa Dolls..Jewel hair Mermaid Teresa ,Hula hair Teresa,the glitter hair malibu beach doll you have , miamai beach teresa and very velvet Teresa where very pretty..i did have a lot of Keira dolls aswell.never had a Midge,Kristy or Skipper doll. So yeh growing up for me Barbies besties where Teresa and Kiera.
Teresa 1990 face mold is just as iconic as the Midge 1985 face mold. And together with Superstar and Mackie, these will always be so nostalgic for me as a 90's kid. I don't understand why they have to constantly change it, it feels like it's never for the best...
I love this series, please keep making these kinds of videos! I'd love to see one on the Mackie face mold, even though there are many dolls with this sculpt, especially collector, I am curious what you think of the slight change she's had with the fashion fever series, where her head was sort of enlarged and features changed a bit. I always notice it and wonder why they chose to do that...
Teresa has always been my favorite. Growing up I had two dolls that were my favorite one was Palm Beach Barbie and Surf City Teresa both of which I still have from my childhood and also purchased new in box versions of the dolls that I have displayed in my doll room/office.
I've heard the story before about the girl spraying spraying hair spray on her little brother then rolling the skating doll over him. But, did the mother not think it was strange that her children were playing that way?? 🤔
Great video as always
Sounds like that girl wanted to purposely set her brother fire..
Love your content! Thank you, for sharing❤
I had many Teresa dolls throughout the Barbie line...her color scheme was usually more appealing and she looked like me(then I fell in love with the Belle dolls and played with those more). I remember waiting for her to come out with the California Dream line but we never saw her in stores. This is literally the first time I'm seeing her in your video so...wow!
Love these type of videos. Would love to see videos on Kira and Summer! But chill on the Steffie shade 😂😂 the Steffie face mold is one of my favorites - like top 3 of all Barbie face molds.
The Steffie face mold is actually my favorite! But, it’s not Teresa to me. That’s all.
Great video!!! Good to see you!!
Such a good retrospective! You always put in so much effort into your videos!
I love the video ❤ I wish I could be a little more longer like talking about the happy holidays Teresa representations for 2016/2017 etc … but you did it great I love Teresa she is Latin and it’s iconic !! ❤❤❤ thank you!
Please keep doing these. I love seeing the character history.
Thank you so much for your fun, wholesome videos
Ah such a lovely video to watch at the end of the day with some tea❤
Teresa was my first Barbie. She was the WNBA doll. Ah! My childhood revisited.
1980s Teresa looked like an upbeat 80s gal, 35th anniversary Teresa with the mermaid dress and low pony looks like a villain from an 80's Telenovela and I'm here for it! Seeing quinceanera Teresa reminds me of all the knockoff barbie dolls with handmade quinceanera dresses sold for decoration
All Stars and Hollywood Hair Teresa are my two favourite dolls ever. STUNNERS!
I love the 90's Teresa face mold - one of my favorites in the entire Barbie universe.
Loooove your content! Thank you for this video! Enjoyed it very much!
Love your videos. You have really educate me a lot with the Barbie dolls.
Great history lesson! I wonder if there will be a sequel to The Barbie Movie and if so maybe it can really feature some of the iconic friends. Who would you want to star as Teresa?
this is the coolest video about Teresa that I've ever seen. Thank you, thank you. It's like I've read a story about her and visited a museum. fantastic. I will probably review it many times with pauses❤
Much love from South Africa ! love the vids, the princess vids hooked me on your channel
Thanks for watching! Love from London ❤️
I remember Teresa but never actually had one growing up! I actually just got my first one a few months ago when I found Cool Times Teresa for a few bucks at an antique mall- minus her original outfit! Her hairbands had turns to gunk in her hair that I had to work out, but she looks as good as new now, and I'm excited to have her!
You have no idea how excited I am for this video! 🙌🏽💓😍 Teresa is my favorite!!! The 90s face mold is my favorite!! So stunning and brings so much nostalgia!! Thank you for this 💓💓💓💓
Teresa was a Latin barbie?? Deep. My cousin had almost every Teresa doll mattel made. She told me she liked them because they were brunette like her & also her mom's first name is Teresa who is my aunt. I'm also a brunette I liked both the brunette & blonde barbies but just liked the blonde barbies more. Ironically the majority of my doll's are blonde. Never really saw to many brunette doll's except for Teresa doll's (my cousin's "barbie" doll's) & I saw cabbage patch doll's with different hair colors. I remember buying 2 mechanical cabbage patch doll's who one had black hair & the other brunette hair both white girl doll's between 1995 & 1998 & thinking how both cool & rare it was to see doll's with other hair colors other than blonde. The one was cabbage patch snacktime kid doll. Kind of ironic the day I got her from the thrift store with her birth certificate & accessories stapled in a ziplock bag on her. The news on tv saying she was recalled for eating fingers, hair etc. I remember looking for a on & off switch not finding one. After watching the news & figuring out who I had as for cabbage patch doll. She ended up sitting on my dresser just at night because I didn't want her having a midnight snack as in me to chomp on in my sleep. I liked her during the daytime~ 🤷♀️😂 The other cabbage patch doll I bought in 1998 she talked & ate food. I named her Chelsea. I don't remember which cabbage patch doll she was specifically but I did buy her new in her box when Dollar General put her on clearance for $20 back then.
Been waiting for this! Hope Kira gets a video.
Teresa dolls were almost always my favorites as a kid! I vibed with her.
aww the fact that you started the video with the commercial in spanish!! Also that was my fav
Didn't have a lot of Teresa dolls growing up but I did have two: Happenin' Hair Teresa and Perfect Pink Teresa.
I had no idea Teresa was meant to be a latina! Kind of confused bc I always wanted a barbie with brown hair and eyes, but they kept having blue eyes (and light skin). I'm sure I had a brunette doll with that exact Teresa face, but again she had blue eyes, and I know I've seen Teresa dolls, with her name on the box, with blue eyes. In this video I'm mostly seeing brown eyes though! Is it possible she had different eye colours in different parts of the world maybe?
Am I the only one who never, not in the 90s and not later, got a Latina vibe from Teresa?! Lol I never got that. Loved Teresa in my childhood, she always looked cool, although I found her early „smootching lipps“ a bit weird 🥰
OMG the Teresa in the light blue dress with the fluffy trim and the dog with matching hair!!! I had that one and it was one of my favorites
Ha! I got me a couple of Teresa dolls in the early 90s…. One of them was Baywatch Teresa which I didn’t know was a foreign issue only doll…. So she’s expensive to find on EBay…… I actually bought her cause she looked like a Mexican Actress of the time….
Very interesting You did a great job.
I'm a huge fan of Teresa doll. I collect what I like and I've just bought 35th Anniversary Teresa from eBay immediately after I saw this video. Thanks, Joey for this and your other videos on Barbie and other fashion dolls.
Yes! I remember the website and games!
Thank you sooo much!!!! Fashion fever Teresa is my fav
As a fan from Brasil I thank you for pointing that we are Latinos but we don't speak Spanish here .💕🇧🇷
Ohhh I love your videos!! Love from Brazil! My favorite Teresa dolls are Perfect Pjnk Teresa and Wild Style Teresa.
Wow, I love the convention dress and the newer Quinceanera!
I had hula hair teresa as a kid and i adored her! Later i got hula hair barbie too, but i never liked her as much as teresa, she's one of my forever favorite dolls
I just subscribed. I'm also a toy collector & I found this video so interesting! 😊
I enjoy your video channels awesome amazing doll channels collection story's thank you again joey you are the best❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤