Dora the Explorer will take on high school when the beloved character hits the big screen on Aug. 2 Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

When Isabela Moner first heard that the beloved Nickelodeon cartoon Dora the Explorer was getting a live ... learned some lines in the indigenous language Quechua for the role).

Dora The Explorer is one of the most beloved and widely-recognized cartoon characters in the history of children’s television ...