Dora and the Fantastical Creatures

It stars the voices of Diana Zermeño, Asher Spence, Marc Weiner, Kate del Castillo, Anairis Quiñones, and Danny Burstein.

The film sees Dora and Boots embark on an adventure to the land of the alebrijes and save their Copal Tree Celebration.

The film served as an early promotion for the reboot series Dora and premiered in theaters on September 29, 2023, along with PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie.

William Mata had accepted the opportunity to direct the short film because Dora was a female Latina lead, which he felt was rare.

[1] In selecting supporting characters to be in the short film, Mata chose Boots and Swiper as he felt they were the most essential to the series.

[2] He wanted a unique location for the film to take place in, and he landed on a magical world inspired by Mexican folk art and alebrijes.

[5] Alejandra Martinez of The Austin Chronicle referred to the film as a "cute and colorful" appetizer to Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie.

Alebrijes served as the main inspiration behind the short film.