Mister Taco Puppet
At Pandersonium Puppets, Christian Anderson and I built the Mister Taco puppet for the famous Casa Bonita Restaurant in Denver Colorado. The Casa Bonita owners (Southpark’s Trey Parker & Matt Stone) wanted a character that could entertain guests daily while they took in the restaurant and enjoyed their meals. To learn more, check out the behind-the-scenes photos below, and consider contacting me to help bring your puppet project to life!
Original Mister Taco design concept supplied by client.
First mock-up of the taco’s insides with longer lettuce.
The painted rubber shell with a temporary antron fleece sleeve.
Christian’s amazing meat and vegetable fillings made of silicone and craft foam.
Painted puppet eyes and the connecting base.
Black cotton neck sleeve!
Finished inside of mouth with tomato tongue!
Neck sleeve and eyes connected to the finished shell.
Custom made suit and temporary shoes.
Dressing the puppet’s foam body in his new suit.
Almost finished! Just needs eyes!.
Finished puppet, ready for his debut.
Finished Mister Taco on it’s stage at Casa Bonita!