Dora Márquez, commonly known as Dora the Explorer, is the title character and protagonist of the American children's animated television series and multimedia franchise of the same name. She is portrayed as a heroic Latina girl who embarks on countless adventures in order to find something or help somebody in need.
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First appearance | "The Legend of the Big Red Chicken" (2000) |
Created by | Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Valdes Eric Weiner[1] |
Designed by | Helena Giersz |
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Full name | Dora Márquez |
Gender | Female |
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Nationality | Pan-Latina[2] |
Dora was originally created to help teach Spanish in grade schools. As time went on, she was depicted on live shows in theatres, stadiums, and halls, originally as a bunny that lived in the woods, but later in production as a pan-Latina (any ambiguous race of Latina) girl.[3] As a child in Dora the Explorer (2000), she is portrayed as a multilingual educator who likes sports, family, exploring the world, and her friends Boots, Backpack, Map, Isa, Benny and Tico. As a tween in Dora and Friends: Into the City! (2014), she is portrayed as a compassionate leader and role model, who has multiple dynamic peer relationships.[4][5] In Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019), she is a high school teen,[6] portrayed as a naïve fish-out-of-water weirdo to the people around her. Her parents need to remind her that she is an explorer (a positive designation), not a treasure hunter (a negative designation).[7][8][9][10] In this adaptation, she is described as a "Latino superhero" by executive producer and actor Eugenio Derbez.[11]
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