Barón Púrpura

Barón Púrpura ("The Purple Baron") is a character on Plaza Sésamo, the Mexican co-production of Sesame Street. The Baron is an incompetent flying ace who drops in periodically. His catchphrase is "¡Echen paja!" meaning "Throw straw!" as it helps cushion his frequent crash landings.
He's made from the Multimuppet, the Mexican equivalent of the Anything Muppet, which is also used for Modesto Microfono, Señor Lechuga, and other episodic characters.
Barón Púrpura's character design was created by Mexican comic book artist Oscar Gonzalez Loyo from Ka-Boom! Studio. Susana Romero, Gonzalez Loyo's wife and script director at Ka-Boom! Studio, created the Baron's psychology and character traits. 
Image:Purpurasketch.jpg|Design sketches of Barón Púrpura, from Loyo's blog
==Notes==
* While called "The Purple Baron," he was never purple, as the crew realized that The Baron could disappear onto the blue screen.EL BAÚL DE LOS RECUERDOS/EL BARÓN PÚRPURA, Emelkin. Feb. 08 2008. 
==Sources==
==External links==
* Blog post about Barón Púrpura on Loyo's blog
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Category:Muppet Characters
Category:International Sesame Street Characters
Category:Unknown Performer
Category:Plaza Sésamo Characters