La Princesa Dora Márquez the Explorer

## Dora Marquez the Explorer

* Princess
* Mermaid
* Human (Kid)
* Human (Preteen)

### Relatives

Elena Márquez (mother), Cole Márquez (father), Diego Márquez (cousin), Abuela (grandmother), Alicia Márquez (second oldest cousin), Daisy Márquez (oldest cousin), Guillermo Márquez (younger brother), Isabella Márquez (younger sister), Nico Márquez (uncle), Sabrina Márquez (aunt)

## Physical description

### Species

Human
Mermaid (sometimes)

### Eye color

Brown

¡Hola, soy Dora!—Dora introducing herself, *Dora the Explorer*.

**Dora Márquez** (most often just "**Dora**") is the main character and hostess of the Dora the Explorer and Dora and Friends: Into the City! television series. She is a heroic Latina girl who embarks on countless adventures in every episode in order to find something or help somebody in need.

## Background

### Looks

Dora has dark peach skin causing it to appear almost orange. She has short brown hair as well as brown eyes. The character is often shown wearing a pink t-shirt, orange shorts, frilly yellow socks, and white Velcro shoes with a pink trim along with other outfits. She wears a yellow bracelet with a blue flower on it that she wears on her right wrist and it happened to be a birthday present when she was four. Additionally, though rarely seen, Dora wears little gold earrings on her ears.

### Description

Dora is kind to all of the characters she meets, failing even to hold a grudge against the sneaky fox, Swiper. She hates villains only when it seems that compromise is impossible, and even in these cases, fails to display actual anger. She gives others a chance to try their hands at tasks even when she herself might have an easier time with them. Dora values her family, whom she loves openly, though she spends little time indoors at home with them. She tries to introduce her traditions and customs, subtly and without compulsion to those who are not familiar with them. Dora is fond of Boots, who became her best friend when she helped him save his beloved red boots from being swiped by Swiper the Fox (This was revealed in "Dora's First Trip").

Dora enjoys sports, especially soccer. She played on a baseball team with Boots and her other partners and was coached by her father (who has never been depicted as having other employment before or since). She loves and excels at soccer. Dora is also a musician, skilled at playing a wooden flute and the guitar.

### Voice of Dora

#### Dora the Explorer

The character was voiced by Kathleen Herles for the first four seasons, then replaced by Caitlin Sanchez for Seasons 5 and 6, later replaced with voice actress, Fátima Ptacek who snagged the role for the last episodes of Season 6 and for all of Seasons 7 and 8.

#### Dora & Friends

Fátima Ptacek retains her voice role as Dora in this new spin off series. While Ptacek speaks in a higher pitch for Dora the Explorer, the new series allows her a more natural voice, as the character is 10 to Ptacek's real life age at the start of production, 12.

#### Dora & the Lost City of Gold

Madelyn Miranda played as Dora when she was six, then Isabela Merced played the character when she was sixteen.

## Trivia

* -She also made guest appearances in *Go, Diego, Go!*, Paramount+ commercials, and in a GEICO commercial of the South Pole.