Dora Márquez is the title character and protagonist of the children's animated television series and multimedia franchise of the same name.

(2014), she is portrayed as a compassionate leader and role model, who has multiple dynamic peer relationships.

[3][4] In Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019), she is a high school teen, 16 years old,[5] portrayed as a naïve fish-out-of-water weirdo to the people around her.

[6][7][8][9] In this adaptation, she is described as a "Latino superhero" by executive producer and actor Eugenio Derbez.

[10] The character has also been the subject of parodies, on shows like Robot Chicken and Saturday Night Live.