Michelle Zamora

Michelle Zamora is a puppeteer and puppet builder who hasn't really done any Muppet productions but has worked with several Muppet performers. She is perhaps best known for performing Waffles on the Netflix show Waffles + Mochi, where she worked with Russ Walko and Andy Hayward. Michelle also did A Black Lady Sketch Show, Garfunkel and Oates, and Let's Be Real. For the latter, Zamora worked with a whole bunch of Muppet performers such as Colleen Smith, Grant Baciocco, Sarah Sarang Oh, and Artie Esposito. She also met many celebrities throughout her life on some of the shows mentioned above and also made puppets for some shorts and The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway. Besides doing freelance work, she is also CEO and Creative Director of a company known as Viva La Puppet, LLC. At Viva La Puppet, LLC, Michelle Zamora contributed to Zedd + Katy Perry's 365 video, lead the TRUTH puppet campaign (a 2019 Super Bowl commercial), and co-directed the Restless Leg puppet video, to name a few. It's a shame she hasn't done a project where she got to perform with the legendary Muppet performers, at least not yet. The company has done television, commercials, and theatre shows so somebody like her would make a perfect assistant to the Muppets. Let's hope that Michelle will run into one of her friends from the Henson Company and maybe recommend her to do a project. You never know when something like that will happen to Zamora or if it ever will. As long as she continues with Viva La Puppet, she's still going to keep herself busy. Besides, she got to perform with many Muppet performers in her career already so basically it's a good start for her in my opinion. Michelle Zamora, I think you're an excellent puppeteer since you did so well as Waffles. Keep working at Viva La Puppet so more people can interview you like you've been interviewed for Under the Puppet. Until then, don't stop being in charge of your company. Great job Michelle. You're "cooking up" a storm Zamora!

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