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The first Hispanic dolls arrived
in the "Mod Era". I remember looking in the Sears Wishbook and there was
featured a Hispanic Talking Barbie. She had dark brown hair and her
features were the same as the Anglo Barbie and she spoke Spanish.
Hispanic Barbies were marketed in selected part of the United States that
had a large Hispanic populations. The first Barbie that had Mattel's
version of Hispanic features did not arrive until 1983 with the release of
Spanish Barbie as part of the "International" series, however the first doll
Mattel label Hispanic Barbie came in a bilingual box and her head was
made from a "Steffie" head mold. In 1983 Mattel also released
Twirly Curls "Ricitos" Barbie, Sensational Malibu Barbie &
Sun Gold Malibu Barbie. In 1985 a Hispanic version of Day to Night
Barbie was released followed in 1986 by Dream Glow Barbie & Tropical
Barbie in the Hispanic version. In 1987 My First was issued as a department
store special. In 1989 Mattel no longer issued bilingual boxes for
Hispanic Barbies for the US market. The year 1989 brought the Mexican Barbie
to the "Dolls of the World " collection (originally named "International"
series) and a Special Edition Unicef Barbie was released. In 1990 three
new Hispanic Barbies were put on the Market, Summit Barbie, Flight
Time Barbie and Fashion Play Barbie. 1992 saw the release of
a new "Dolls of the World" issue of Spanish Barbie, she was dress in a
traditional Catalan style dress. That year also saw the release of
the Woolworth's Special Expression Barbie and Fantastica
Barbie , which was the first Barbie to use the "Teresa" head mold instead
of the traditional "Steffie" head mold, to create a more defined Hispanic
look . "Teresa" head molds were first introduced in 1986, for Barbie's
Hispanic friend Teresa and according to the Jan/Feb 96 issue of Barbie
Bazaar was the only head mold used on the Hispanic dolls from 1992-1995.
In 1993 Festiva Barbie was released by a whole sale club and Woolworth Department
Stores' Special Expression had a Hispanic version. Walmart Department
Stores released a Hispanic doll version of Country Western Star series
in 1994 and Country Bride in 1995. Mattel also released Hispanic
versions of My First Barbie 1987, 89, 90, 92, 95 and Fun to Dress 1990,
93, 94 and Fashion Play 1991. In 1997 Puerto Rican Barbie was released
in the Dolls of the World Series and 1998 Chilean Barbie was the new addition
to the Dolls of the World Series. A second edition Peruvian Barbie has been added to the Dolls of the World Series for 1999.
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