Heart of the Jaguar

**"Heart of the Jaguar**" is the seventy-fourth episode of the Disney Channel animated series *Elena of Avalor*. It premiered on August 2, 2020 and is the twenty-fifth episode of the third season.

## Plot

Princess Isabel is taking care of Peaches in the Throne Room. Princess Elena is showing her little sister her outfits so she can pick which one to wear for her Coronation. Suddenly, Luna flies in and tells the Princesses that Quita Moz wants to see them, not just Elena this time. The three of them set off for Vallestrella. Princess Elena and Isabel arrive at Quita Moz's place on Luna. Once they're inside, Quita Moz appears before them. Quita Moz tells Elena the time for her test to become Queen of Avalor has come. He also tells Elena the flames showed him Isabel on the throne instead, due to her status as heir to the throne after Elena, marking it as a bad omen for Elena's test. Isabel is frightened by the thought of herself on the throne when she's still young and not prepared to be Crown Princess if anything happens to Elena, even if she has the support of their grandparents aiding her like they have with Elena. Quita Moz tells her having the Heart of the Jaguar will give her the courage to face anything. He tells them it's in his closet and to follow the Royal Path.

Princess Elena and Princess Isabel enter the closet and find in it a place that they can't make heads or tails of. Eventually, they run into Bruce Butterfrog. Bruce tells Isabel to find the Jaguar King. He tells her she must go through the maze to find him and must bring him the Crown Jewel at the top of the maze to trade for the Heart of the Jaguar. He also tells Isabel that if she wants to be right to stay left. During the journey through the maze, Elena gets turned into a baby Jaquin who helps Isabel get the Crown Jewel. When Isabel meets the Jaquin King, he rejects the trade and traps her somewhere dark.

The dark place turns out to be Princess Isabel's Exergroomer where she meets Peaches and Paco who helps Isabel find her courage. Isabel's new-found courage impresses the Jaguar King who agrees to the trade. Elena is returned to normal and she and Isabel are returned to Quita Moz. Quita Moz tells Isabel that the Heart of the Jaguar is the courage that has been inside her all along. She just needed to learn to believe in herself.

## Cast

* Aimee Carrero as Princess Elena
* Jenna Ortega as Princess Isabel
* Cheech Marin as Quita Moz
* Yvette Nicole Brown as Luna
* Mick Wingert as Bruce Butterfrog
* Mikey Kelley as Pug-Nosed Noblin
* Max Mittelman as Big-Eared Noblin
* Jess Harnell as King Jaguar
* Kathy Najimy as Peaches

## Trivia

* **Moral**: To face any challenge, you must find the bravery you already have.
* Princess Isabel meet Quita Moz for the first time.
* This episode is similar to *Alice in Wonderland* and *The Wizard of Oz*
* Princess Elena is turned into the infant form of her jaquin form; the one she transformed in "Shapeshifters" via one of Mateo's newly made shapeshifting potions.

## Gallery

*The image gallery for **Heart of the Jaguar** may be viewed here.*

## References

https://mobile.twitter.com/DisneyTVANews/status/1281658689921978368

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/ElenaOfAvalorS3E25HeartOfTheJaguar