Luis Santeiro

 L u i s  '''G| G.   S a n t e i r o ''' ( b . Oct o ber 9| 9,  1 9 4 7  ) is a Cu b an -  A m e r i c a n  play w right & television  w rite r  who has been a member of the  SESAME STREET  writing staff since  1 9 7 8. In this role he has shared a number of Emmy s  won f or Best Writing i n a C h i l d r e n ’ s Series.

His other work f o r C h i l d r e n ’ s Television Work shop  include s pen n in g  SESAME   STREET , Special  , writing lyric s for a number of  song s  including "  Dentist  o f S e vill e  " & "  Todo s un Pueblo  " , & develop in g the  Trouble s the Cat  segment s on  BIG  Bag .

2| 2 of his common collaborator s on  SESAME STREET   song s  include  Joe Raposo  &  Stephen Lawrence.

Santeiro may be best k no w n for creating t he bilingual 1 9 7 0 s  television s it c om ''[http://www.quepasausa.net/index.php?section=22 Qué Pasa U S A ? ] & in August 2 0 1 7  published his memoir  Dancing   w it h   Dictator s :   A   Family ’ s   Journey   from   Pre - Castro   Cuba   to   Exile   in   the   Turbulent   Six tie s ''.

Writing Credit s

 *  A is for Asthma  ( video )
 *  A N e w Baby i n  M Y  House  ( video )
 *  The Alphabet Game  ( video )
 * "  Rosita  ’ s B l ock Part y " ( book )
 *  S in g - A long Ea r t h Song s  ( video )
 *  SE SAME   STREET , Special  ( pledge - d r i v e special )
 *  BIG   BIRD  ’ s  SUNNY  Day Camp O ut  ( stage show  )

Santeiro ’ s writing  credit s for  SESAME STREET  include :

Video s
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