Dora, la exploradora is the Latin American Spanish dub of Dora the Explorer. Mainly produced by Etcétera Group in Venezuela, it had originally ran on Nickelodeon in Latin America from October 23, 2000 to February 26, 2016, with reruns lasting from November 25, 2019 to sometime in 2021. It has aired on many TV networks across Latin America since its premiere.
In the United States, the dub aired for the first time in the country on Telemundo's Nick en español block. It would reair on Univisión within its Planeta U block on September 2008, lasting until 2014.
This dub has also been released on many DVDs in both the United States and in Latin America.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dora
|
Leisha Medina | |
|
Botas
|
Giannina Jurado (seasons 1-5) | |
| Aura Caamaño (seasons 5-8) | |||
|
Zorro
|
Ezequiel Serrano (seasons 1-4) | |
| Paolo Campos (seasons 5-8) | |||
|
Mochila
|
Anabella Silva (until S5E12) | |
| Melanie Henríquez (seasons 5-8) | |||
| Lileana Chacón (seasons 5-8) | |||
|
Mapa
|
Sergio Sáez (S1E1-12) | |
| Paul Gillman (S1E13-26) | |||
| Alfonso Soto (seasons 2-8) | |||
|
Isa, la iguana
|
Melanie Henríquez (first voice) | |
| Lileana Chacón (only in Dora's Big Birthday Adventure) | |||
| Ivanna Ochoa (second voice) | |||
|
Tico, la ardilla
|
Unidentified voice | |
| Melanie Henríquez (2 episodes) | |||
|
Benny, el toro
|
Ivette García (S1E3, 5) | |
| Ricardo Sorondo (S1E4) | |||
| Yensi Rivero (seasons 1-5) | |||
| Stefani Villarroel (seasons 5-8) | |||
|
Padre de Dora
|
Rubén Antonio Pérez (season 1) | |
| Luis Miguel Pérez (seasons 2-8) | |||
| Juan Guzmán (seasons 2-8) | |||
|
Madre de Dora
|
Edylu Martínez (first voice) | |
|
Abuela de Dora
|
Edylu Martínez (season 1) | |
| Carmen Arencibia (seasons 2-8) | |||
| Elena Díaz Toledo (seasons 2-8) | |||
| Valentina Toro (seasons 2-8) | |||
|
Diego Márquez
|
Ricardo Sorondo (season 3) | |
| Manuel Díaz (seasons 4-5) | |||
| Circe Luna (seasons 6-8) | |||
|
Duende Gruñón
|
Luis Miguel Pérez (seasons 1-6) | |
| Angel Mujica (seasons 7-8) | |||
|
Robert, el robot
|
Maythe Guedes | |
|
Abuelo de Robert
|
Luis Pérez Pons | |
| José Granadillo (one episode) | |||
|
Lion, el león del circo
|
Juan Guzmán | |
|
Val, la pulpo
|
Soraya Camero | |
|
Santa Claus
|
Luis Miguel Pérez (season 2) | |
| Juan Guzmán (season 5) | |||
Additional voices
|
Anna Bucci | ||
| Andrea Navas | |||
| Angel Lugo | |||
| Carlos Pinto | |||
| Carlos Vitale (until 2013) | |||
| Evaluna Castro | |||
| Gabriela Belén | |||
| Gabriela Mujica | |||
| Georges Zalem | |||
| Gherald De Fonseca | |||
| Héctor Indriago | |||
| Juan Guzmán | |||
| Judith Noguera | |||
| Karla Quintero | |||
| Lileana Chacón | |||
| Luis Miguel Pérez (until 2012) | |||
| María José Estévez | |||
| Mariangny Álvarez | |||
| Melanie Henríquez | |||
| Rebeca Aponte | |||
Additional voices
|
Reinaldo Rojas | ||
| Rolman Bastidas | |||
| Sofía Narváez | |||
| Úrsula Cobucci | |||
| Víctor Amaya | |||
| Yasmil López | |||
| Yensi Rivero (until 2011) | |||
| Technical staff | |||
Dubbing studios
|
Etcétera Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DAT Doblaje Audio Traducción (some characters from Go, Diego, Go!) | |||
Dubbing directors
|
None (seasons 1-3) | ||
| Fernando Márquez | |||
| Lara Linares | |||
 Miguel Ángel Flores
| |||
Musical adaptation
|
Leisha Medina | ||
| Giannina Jurado | |||
| Marielba Suárez | |||
Musical direction
|
Marielba Suárez (last seasons) | ||
Technical operator
|
Jesús Hernández | ||
Broadcast[]
Dora, la exploradora first premiered on Nickelodeon in Latin America on October 23, 2000, lasting on the network until February 26, 2016; Episodes aired during the mornings. Since July 1, 2008, it has also aired on Nick Jr.
From October 23, 2000 to May 31, 2012, the series aired on Meganoticias in El Salvador (formerly known as Nickelodeon Canal 19); Episodes aired during the mornings. In Ecuador, it has premiered on Ecuavisa on December 4, 2000. On September 10, 2001, the dub has premiered on Teletica 7 in Costa Rica.
In Bolivia, it ran on RED Pat from August 2003 to late 2005, at 9:00 am/3:00 pm. It also briefly reran on the network from January 1 to March 1, 2020. On ATB Bolivia, it ran from 2006 to August 2016, at 7:30 am. It then later ran on Uno from June 14, 2020 to November 13, 2022, at 8:00 am.
On September 24, 2003, it has premiered on Canal 5 in Mexico. In Colombia, it ran on RCN Televisión during 2004-2007. It then aired on Señal Colombia from January 1, 2008 to 2014. In Panama, it ran on Canal FETV 5 from 2004 to 2016.
In Chile, it premiered at an unknown time on TVN, lasting until September 2006. It then ran on Mega from December 25, 2006 to April 6, 2012, and UCV TV since February 10, 2014.
In Argentina, the series aired on UNO Medios América on March 4, 2006, at 9:00 am. It later began airing on Telefe since January 2, 2017. In Uruguay, the series ran on Teledoce 12 from 2007 to 2014, at 8:30 am.
In the United States, the dub premiered on September 18, 2004 on Telemundo, and ran until September 2, 2006. It then aired on Univision from September 2008, it would air until early 2014, where the lineup for the channel would be redone entirely. In Puerto Rico, the dub has aired on Univision sometime in 2010.
Release[]
On Paramount+ in Latin America, Dora, la exploradora has been streaming on the platform since 2021. It had also been streaming on HBO Max in Latin America from June 29, 2021 to June 28, 2023.
Notes[]
- As the goal of the original series was to teach the Spanish language to its target audience, this dub naturally teaches English instead, like nearly all of the show's dubs.
- During almost all the seasons, the series did not have a musical direction, so it was difficult for Aura Caamaño to sing as Boots. Leisha Medina helped her by making vocal guides so that she could sing songs and do the harmonies. Subsequently, the musical direction of the series fell into the hands of Marielba Suárez.
- Leisha Medina has played the character of Dora since she was 14 years old.
- Some characters have had their voices changed throughout the series, however, the exception seems to be Dora, the main character; She has had three different voices throughout the series in English, while in the Spanish dub, she has always been voiced by Medina throughout the entire run. It would not be until the Dora and Friends spin-off, in which Dora grows up, where her voice would be replaced, by Judith Noguera.
- Giannina Jurado stopped voicing Boots due to a dispute with the Etcétera Group in 2009, resigning from the studio as a result.
- Recently, in its transmission on Nickelodeon and Telefe, the Brazilian Portuguese dubbing credits are included alongside the Spanish credits.
- Univision added on-screen captions for any Spanish words spoken in English.
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