She has been learning Spanish for the past one-and-a-half years. She got the urge to speak Spanish after watching cartoon characters Dora The Explorer and Handy Manny on television. Dora is a ...

Dora uses words and phrases in both Spanish and English to help solve problems along the way. She also talks about colors, counting and other uses for Spanish and English vocabulary.

The actress who voices the popular children’s character, “Dora the Explorer,” is Kathleen Herles. She was at Fan Expo and gave WGNO’s Kenny Lopez a lesson in Spanish.

Like the original cartoon series, the new movie didn't define Dora's ethnic identity. When I watched Dora as a kid, I thought she was Mexican given her appearance and the way that she spoke Spanish.