PERFORMER | Ivy Austin voice |
DEBUT | 1995 |
Gloria Esteworm, a worm parody of Gloria Estefan, appeared in Sesame Street Episode 3448, performing the song "Mambo I, I, I" at the Worm World Music Festival.
Her backing band, referenced as the Mambo Worms in the episode's dialogue, are credited as the Miami Slime Machine on the 1997 CD Hot! Hot! Hot! Dance Songs. Christine Faith and Alfonso Thornton are identified as providing the vocals for the Miami Slime Machine worms.
Like Squiggy Marley, Gloria primarily appears as a hand puppet in close-up, while depicted as a rod puppet in wide shots.