.EvaLongoria, EugenioDerbez and Michael Peña are honored and proud to be a part of DoraandtheLostCityofGold!
portrayed by Isabela Moner
, who has spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents. Ever the explorer, she quickly finds herself leading Boots -- her best friend, a monkey -- Diego , a mysterious jungle inhabitant , and a rag-tag group of teens to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost city of gold. Through this expedition, Dora also finds herself, a journey that many young people find themselves on during their teen years.
"In Hollywood, we struggle with [finding ourselves] sometimes because of what people think Latinos should be in film and television. [That] is what they cast, and it's usually not what we are," Longoria said, pointing to herself and her fellow actors."We're all Latino, so the diversity within the diversity is important to celebrate and honor. We're going to be ourselves.
Additionally, the franchise is also teaching kids that being Latinx and honoring your culture is fun and important, Derbez added. "I've seen Latino kids, they're always trying not to speak Spanish. They don't speak good Spanish because they are afraid of speaking Spanish," Derbez explained, adding that kids might not want to take on the language in order to assimilate and"fit in" with English-speaking peers."They don't practice their Spanish because they get [might] bullied.
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