As the story took on a life of its own, Disney felt they had to come out with a statement clarifying what their make-believe princess is — and isn't. The end result is that Sofia is not actually Latina.
"[Kanter] shared that 'Sofia the First' is in fact not a Latina character and that the producer of the television program misspoke," Nogales wrote on NHMC's Facebook page.
Sofia the First is an American-English-Spanish-French show that airs on Disney Junior. It first aired as a movie in 2012 and started as a show in 2013.
Craig Gerber, co-executive producer/writer on the project says, “Princess Sofia is a mixed-heritage princess in a fairytale world. Her mother is originally from an enchanted kingdom inspired by Spain (Galdiz) and her birth father hailed from an enchanted kingdom inspired by Scandinavia.”
As for the question: Sofia was born to a commoner woman and unknown father. The King of her country was a widower as his wife had passed away. He had two, twin, children: Amber and James. Sofia's mother married the King and became Queen-consort of the kingdom.
Princess Elena of Avalor will be introduced in the popular animated series, 'Sofia the First' and will later have her own spinoff series. For years, Disney has been criticized for not addressing diversity in its animated characters, especially their princesses.
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Elena is Latina. Which makes her the animation giant's first-ever Latina princess. That's a big deal for Latino kids, who are for the first time, with "Elena of Avalor," seeing a Disney leading lady who resembles them. But for writer Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Elena isn't a complete success.
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Disney spokesperson Nancy Kanter made it very clear that Sofia was not Latina and that Mitchell “misspoke.” She added, “What's important to know is that Sofia is a fairytale girl who lives in a fairytale world. All our characters come from fantasy lands.”
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Sofia is a girl's name of Greek origin. It is a variant of Sophia, which comes directly from the Greek word σοφία, meaning “wisdom.” While both spellings are popular, Sofia is more fashionable in Italy and throughout the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking worlds.
Despite being a princess and being directly affiliated with Disney Princesses in her show, Sofia is not part of the official line-up because she is too young and she did not start with a theatrical movie, unlike the other princesses.
