Fiesta!

Fiesta! is a Sesame Street direct-to-video special released in February 1998, compiling several of the show's bilingual segments, including guest spots by Celia Cruz and Linda Ronstadt. The framing story features the Sesame Street residents preparing a fiesta.
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==Segments==
Image 	Segment 	Description
 	FRAME 1 	Maria hands out various musical instruments to the kids and tells the viewer that they'll be having a carnaval: a big street party that includes costumes, music, and dancing. Rosita unveils a decorated wagon, which will act as a float — or carroza in Spanish — for the carnaval. Elmo is eager to try out the float, and the kids all get in at once, which causes it to break.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Celia Cruz and the Anything Muppets sing "Numero Comparsa."
center	Muppets 	Betty Lou learns some Spanish words from her friend Carlos, including "Amigo."(first chorus and second verse omitted)
 	FRAME 2 	While Maria fixes the float at the Fix-It Shop, Gabi prepares the costumes. She checks in with Elmo, who claims he's decided what he'll dress up as, but ends up listing several different choices. Rosita isn't sure what to be either and decides to make it a surprise. She comments that she loves any kind of party.
 	Muppets 	Rosita sings "Fiesta," about the difference between a siesta and a fiesta.
 	FRAME 3 	The kids, all wearing antennas, surprise Maria with their costumes. Oscar barges in and everyone has him guess what Elmo is dressed as. Oscar tries to resist and demands that they stop bugging him, accidentally getting the answer correct.
center	Muppets 	"El Baile del Pinguino"
 	FRAME 4 	Everyone practices the conga. Elmo adds a "wiggle-wiggle" into the dance, and after some debate, the whole group decides to wiggle too.
 	Song 	"Conga Counting Song"
center	Muppets 	The Hispanic community of Anything Muppets sings "It Sure Is Hot!"
 	FRAME 5 	The float is finally fixed, but Maria advises that only one of the kids ride on it this time. Elmo volunteers since he's the smallest, but he dives onto the float, causing it to break again. He promises to find a new float... somewhere.
center	Muppets 	"South America Way"(second part omitted)
 	FRAME 6 	While the kids sit and mope, Elmo brings a pineapple, saying that — just like Cinderella's carriage — a fairy godmother will turn the pineapple into a float. Elmo calls for his fairy godmother, at which point Oscar arrives in his Sloppy Jalopy. He refuses to help by lending the car as a float for the carnaval, but Gabi points out that the car would be decorated "with great looking trash." Oscar is enticed by the prospect of trashing up his car and changes his mind.
center	Muppets / Celebrity	Linda Ronstadt sings "La Charreada" with Elmo and Parker.(introduction omitted)
 	FRAME 7 	Maria dresses as a Queen Bee, and announces the beginning of the carnaval. Elmo and Rosita dance to a conga supplied by some Anything Muppet musicians. The carroza arrives, driven by Oscar, and lets off the kids who join the festivities. Everybody congas as the credits roll.
==Releases==
FiestaVHS.jpg|1998Sony Wonder (front)LV 49372
Fiesta!VHSbackcover.jpg|1998Sony Wonder (back)LV 49372
Image:Fiesta.jpg|2004Sony Wonder (front)LVD 49372
Fiesta!DVDbackcover.jpg|2004Sony Wonder (back)LVD 49372
Singalongfiesta.jpg|2008Genius EntertainmentDouble feature with Sing Along
File:Newfiesta.jpg|Genius Entertainment
Thebestofelmo-disney.jpg|1999Walt Disney Home VideoDouble feature with The Best of Elmo
Kids' Favorite Songs and Fiesta! 2000 Australian VHS.jpg|2000ABC Video for KidsDouble feature with Kids' Favorite Songs
SS Dancing Pack.jpg|2011ABC Video for KidsTriple feature with Get Up and Dance and Zoe's Dance Moves
Fiestaasianvcd.jpg|Berjaya HVNcat. no 411009
HVN DoubleFeature SingFiesta.jpg|2009Berjaya HVNDouble feature with Sing Along
Fiesta DVD Phillipines.jpg|Viva Video
==Cast==
*Starring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets:
**Caroll Spinney as Oscar
**and Kevin Clash as Elmo
**With Muppet Performers: Carmen Osbahr, Jerry Nelson, Martin P. Robinson, Fran Brill, David Rudman, Noel MacNeal, Pam Arciero, Peter Linz, Camille Kampouris, Alice Dinnean, Lisa Buckley, Matt Vogel, James Kroupa, Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia, and Louise Gold
*Starring Sonia Manzano
*With special appearances by Celia Cruz and Linda Ronstadt
*Child Talent: Desiree Casado, Amy Tai, Nicole Rifkin, Nicholas Sullivan, Maxwell Sacoto, Xavier Pritchett
==Credits==
*Executive Producer: Nancy Kanter
*Produced by Karin Young Shiel
*Written by Luis Santeiro
**David Korr, Sarah Durkee, Paul Jacobs (archive material)
*Directed by Emily Squires
**Lisa Simon, Jon Stone (archive material)
*Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop: Mark Zeszotek, Lara MacLean, Kip Rathke, Stephen Rotondaro
*Songs by Fernando Rivas, Luis Santeiro, Brito Duarte (Ernesto Duarte Brito), Sarah Durkee, Carol Hall, Paul Jacobs, Joe Raposo
*Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
*Costume Designers: Bill Kellard, Terry Roberson
*Lighting Designer: Bill Berner
*Graphic Designer: Mike Pantuso
*Set Decorator: Nat Mongioi
*Associate Director: Cher Jung
*Talent Coordinator: Danette DeSena
*Music Supervisor: Dave Conner
*Audio: Blake Norton, Carla Bandini-Lory
==See also==
*Fiesta Songs!
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Category:Sesame Street Video
Category:Sesame Street Direct-to-Video