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Twenty-five years ago, a little girl with short hair appeared on our television screens, speaking a mix of English and Spanish. She had a can-do spirit, a backpack, a monkey friend and upbeat songs.
She was, of course, Dora, the first Latina to lead a major cartoon series. The show, Dora the Explorer, was a multicultural children’s programming success. Nickelodeon is celebrating Dora’s 25th anniversary this year with a feature-length live-action film, Dora and the Search of Sol Dorado.
The children’s television channel will also air a third season of the rebooted animated series Dora and release a podcast and an album.
Dora celebrates Latin culture – language, food, dress and music, said Ramsey Naito, president of animation at Paramount and Nickelodeon.
