Today, Collider revealed that Mickie Moreno has been cast in Dora the Explorer as her cousin Diego. Mickie Moreno was in Escobar: Paradise Lost alongside actor Benicio del Toro. Who also co-starred in Sicario: Day of the Soldado alongside Dora herself Isabela Moner (Transformers: The Last Knight).
We at Omega Underground also recently revealed that casting had begun for Dora’s grandmother and mother respectively. Adriana Barraza has joined the cast as Dora’s grandmother Abuela Valerie. Production begins next month in Australia. James Bobin (The Muppets) will be directing from a script by Nick Stoller and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel.
Dora the Explorer will hit theaters August 2nd, 2019