Rosa is the wife of Hector, the mother of Carlos and Maria, the mother-in-law of Frida, the former mother-in-law of Arturo and the grandmother of Carlota, CJ, Carl, Carlitos, Bobby and Ronnie Anne. She is the manager of the Casagrande Apartment building and also the resident cook of the Casagrande family, and has many potions, as well as healing methods.
Personality
Rosa is a very caring and loving person and is always thinking of her loved ones. She is always happy to cook for her family but can go overboard; if someone simply wants a snack, she will prepare an entire meal for them. When someone eats other snacks than hers, she treats it like treason and disrespect.
She is also vigilant about her loved ones' health and will always be prepared with any old remedy she knows to make them feel better.
She cares a lot for her family. However, her care for family sometimes leads her to paranoia as shown in episodes "The Spies Who Loved Me" and "Away Game". Due to her overprotectiveness she ready to spy on her grandchildren and track them in case something bad happens. She also was afraid that Ronnie and Bobby will permanently move to Arturo.
She is very superstitious as she depends on lucky talismans and assumed that Ronnie Anne was turned into a rat by black magic.
She practices old-school methods of parenting her grandchildren, such as scaring them with scary stories and beating them with a shoe, or "chancla," for misbehaving. Carl is shown to be the prime target of this type of parenting, as he is the most ill-behaved child.
Nick Description
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Rosa is Hector’s wife, Carlos and Maria’s mom, and Abuela (aka Grandma) to the rest of the family. She’s the head of the household, the wisest Casagrande, and a master cook with the superhuman ability to know when anyone in the house is hungry. She often tries to fix problems or illnesses with traditional Mexican home remedies and potions. She’s very protective of her family…sometimes a little too protective.
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—Nickelodeon, 2021
Appearance
She is a short, rotund Mexican American woman with tan skin, dot eyes, short black hair, rolled into a bun, and golden circular earrings. She wears a navy blue dress, with a white collar, as well as having white on the end of the sleeves, a greenish blue apron, and black shoes.
Trivia
She is similar in character design to Mama Mia, a character from Loud House creator Chris Savino's 2000 animated pilot Foe Paws, preceded by Aunt Ruth.
She has some similarities to Lucy. They both pop up out of nowhere, and frighten someone without them knowing of their presence, and they seem to know about spirits. The difference is that while Lucy enjoys the evil spirits, Rosa prefers to keep the evil spirits away.
It is revealed in "The Horror-Scope" that she met Hector when she was about Ronnie Anne's age.
"Away Game" reveals that she has heard of a woman whose kids liked her ex-husband's house so much that they moved in with him. However, it's unknown how much of this is true, since she got the information from the woman's client's cousin's friend.
"Snack Pact" reveals that she once refused to cook for Carlos for a month after he ate a churro from a newly opened bakery.
"A Very Casagrandes Christmas" reveals that she doesn't leave messages on phones, due to believing grandmothers don't do so.
"Prankaversary" reveals that she is the only Casagrande who does not tolerate being pranked.
"Summer Special" reveals that she watched all of Hector's mariachi shows in her youth.
"Winter Special" reveals that she has a Mexican hot chocolate recipe involving piloncillo and cinnamon.
"15 Candles" reveals that around the time when she turned fifteen, her parents could not afford to celebrate her quinceañera (which she really wanted), so she instead decided to prepare for the quinceañeras of Maria, Carlota and Ronnie Anne respectively years in advance.
As of "Flock This Way", she knows how to call birds, elephants, and hipsters.
"Movers and Fakers" reveals that she moved into Carlos's dorm when he started college because Carlos missed her so much. She also has a surveillance system in the water tower.
The Casagrandes Movie reveals that during her childhood (specifically at age twelve), Rosa once ran away from home to live in the barn when her mother refused to let her keep their donkey in her bedroom.
Spooky Special reveals that she is bad at pumpkin carving.
Videos
Ronnie Anne’s Abuela's Best Dishes 🌮 - The Casagrandes
Every Amazing Dish Abuela's Cooked! - The Casagrandes
The Casagrandes - Taco The Town! - Nickelodeon UK
Rosa Makes the BEST Tacos Ever! 🌮 - "Taco the Town" Full Scene - The Casagrandes
Ronnie Anne Prepares For Her Quinceañera! 🎂 - "15 Candles" 5 Minute Episode - The Casagrandes