Teresa (Barbie)

Teresa was introduced as part of the California Dream line of dolls in 1988.^[1] 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.^[2] On the back of the 1999 Beyond Pink Teresa box, her birthday is listed as October 2.^[3]

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.^[4] She is one of the main characters in Barbie & Teresa: Recipe for Friendship.

In Barbie's PC games, she is voiced by Grey DeLisle.^[5]

In the music video of "Barbie: Dream Besties" ("Level Up"), it is revealed Teresa's family comes from Zacatecas, Mexico^[6]

• California Dream Teresa Doll
• Beach Blast Teresa Doll
• Cool Times Teresa Doll #3218
• Island Fun Teresa Doll

According to Barbie, Teresa is a brilliant cook and one of her favorite activities is to bake muffins.^[7] According to Teresa's B Friends profile, she has made 3,120 cupcakes to date; she has also rescued 36 stray animals.^[8]

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!"^{[citation needed]}