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Dora The Explorer's Lasting Impact

Dora the Explorer, the first Nickelodeon show to feature a Latino character as a protagonist, helped fuel the rise of multicultural children's programming in the U.S.
Isabela Moner stars as Dora in <em>Dora and the Lost City of Gold</em>

Dora the Explorer is one of the most recognized Latinx characters on TV. She debuted on Nickelodeon almost 20 years ago. This past weekend, Dora moved to the big screen, in Dora and the Lost City of Gold.

But before she was an explorer who traversed the world with her backpack and map, she was Stinky.

"It was

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