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This article is about the character. For the article about the series, see Dora the Explorer.

Dora Marquez is the titular protagonist of Dora the Explorer.

Description[]

Dora is a true heroine - an Indiana Jones for the preschool set. She is a born explorer, always eager for the next adventure. Though she's only seven, she serves as something of a big sister to her best friend, Boots, and to the viewer as well. With her pride in being bilingual, her respect for her elders, her growing understanding of her culture and heritage, and her love for storytelling and music, Dora embodies the Latina spirit.

Looks[]

Dora's skin is a brown/peach color. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Dora wears a pink T-shirt, orange shorts, frilly yellow socks and white-and-pink shoes. Around her wrist is a yellow pearl bracelet. On her back, she places Backpack.

Family[]

She's stated as being the cousin of Diego, Alicia, and Daisy which makes her the niece of Diego's mother and father. She's also the older sister of Guillermo and Isabella. She’s also the daughter of Elena and Cole Márquez.

Voice of Dora[]

Dora the Explorer[]

The character was voiced by Kathleen Herles for the first three seasons in a little high pitch voice, then in Dora's Pirate Adventure and in Season 4 her voice got deeper and she also use her voice in the first 3 seasons of "Go, Diego, Go!", then replaced by Caitlin Sanchez for Seasons 5, later replaced with voice actress, Fátima Ptacek who roles in Seasons 6, 7 and 8.

Appearances[]

Dora appears in every episode of Dora the Explorer. She debuted in "The Big Red Chicken," and was last seen in "Let’s Go to Music School."

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