The character Prince Naveen from Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" is a fictional character, and his ethnicity is depicted as Maldonian, which is a fictional country in the movie. Maldonia is not associated with any real-world ethnicity or race.

What is Naveen's accent?

Pin for Later: 21 Disney Prince Facts You Never Knew as a Kid Prince Naveen is the only prince to have a non-American accent. He is from the fictional kingdom of Maldonia, and voice actor Bruno Campos ad-libbed the accent as a combination of Portuguese and French.

What is Prince Naveen's skin tone?

Compared to Tiana, he was larger and had darker skin tone and the only human features he retained in his frog form were his voice, teeth, and amber eyes. He was originally designed as rather realistic, resembling a toad, but the animators felt the design was too unappealing and reworked the appearance.

Where is Maldonia supposed to be?

Maldonia is a fictional country mentioned in The Princess and the Frog. It is where Prince Naveen, his mother, father, brother and the rest of the ruling family were born. The name is a portmanteau of the real-life countries of the Maldives and North Macedonia.

What kind of frog is Prince Naveen?

As mentioned under Genius Bonus on the film's YMMV page, the spell changes Naveen and Tiana into different species of frog, because they're of different ethnicities — Tiana becomes an American green tree frog (Hyla cinerea), while Naveen is turned into a southern leopard frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus).

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Is Naveen black or brown?

The movie's Prince Naveen character has also drawn criticism. His skin is brown, but he isn't African-American.

What ethnicity is Naveen?

Naveen is an Indian name (meaning "new"), which suggests that Maldonia is a Eurasian country (the name of Maldonia is a mix between Maldives and Macedonia), although his fluency in English, French and Italian might also indicate that Maldonia is a Mediterranean country, possibly near Monaco.

What ethnicity is Tiana?

Henn was inspired by studio employee Jaimie Milner, a film intern who was working in post production. The fact that Tiana is African American was "never a big issue" for Henn when it came to animating her, but drawing her as both a human and a frog proved difficult.

Where is Naveen supposed to be from?

Prince Naveen hails from the fictional land of Maldonia and is voiced by a Brazilian actor; Disney says that he is not white. “Disney obviously doesn't think a black man is worthy of the title of prince,” Angela Bronner Helm wrote March 19 on the site.

Who outbid Tiana?

The Fenner Brothers told Tiana she was "outbid" by someone, but considering it's unlikely that someone would bid on the mill in the same week Tiana placed her bid after twenty years of it being untouched, it is possible the Brothers just made that up in an attempt to avoid selling it to her.

Which Disney Princess has dark skin?

Tiana has a black hair, a dark skin complexion, and brown eyes with pink makeup. She has African-American apperance.

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What is Tiana's physical appearance?

Physical appearance

She is tall and slender with a sculpted figure, has dark skin, medium-length, wavy, black hair usually tied in a low ponytail, light brown eyes, a bright smile and dimples. For most of the movie, Tiana is transformed into a frog.

Which Disney prince does not sing?

Prince Eric is the only official prince who doesn't sing.

Some of the "unofficial" princes forego singing as well, but Eric's the only one in the official lineup who skips out on this traditional Disney duty.

How old is Tiana and Naveen?

Tiana and Naveen were also thought to be 19 and 21 in The Princess and the Frog.

Which Disney prince has facial hair?

Eugene's the second Disney Hero after Phoebus to have facial hair, but he's the first among the Disney Princes to have facial hair.

What happened to Tiana's dad?

At some point, James was possibly killed in action (K.I.A.) during the war, so he probably never got to see Tiana get her restaurant. As shown briefly in the film, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (given for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force).

Is Naveen A Boy or a girl?

Naveen or Navin (Sanskrit: नवीन, IAST: navīna; /nəˈviːn/ na-VEEN) is an Indian male given name and surname. The word means "new", "fresh", "young", "bright", "creative". Naveen is chiefly used in Indian languages, and its origin is Sanskrit.

How did Prince Naveen change?

While visiting New Orleans, Naveen was transformed into a frog by a wicked witch doctor. Only by kissing a princess can Naveen break the spell and become human again.

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What ethnicity is Rapunzel?

Snow White and Rapunzel are German. Cinderella, Aurora, and Belle are French. Ariel is Danish. Merida is Scottish.

What is Mulan's race?

Mulan is Disney's third non-white female heroine; and her character is based upon the legendary Chinese heroine, Hua Mu-Lan. In creating her character, Disney tried to show racial sensitivity by hiring Chinese actors to speak for the characters (Jensen 1998).

Why is Prince Naveen a frog?

Why did Prince Naveen turn into a frog? Listen to “Friends on the Other Side” from the movie, it explains it pretty well. Basically, he tried to make a deal with an evil voodoo man. The man promised “green” in his future (implying money) and then turned him into a frog.

Is Prince Naveen handsome?

Even though he spends much of his film as a frog, Prince Naveen leaves a lasting impression as one of the most handsome and interesting Disney princes.

Why is Naveen a frog?

Naveen and his valet, Lawrence, encounter Dr. Facilier, a voodoo witch doctor, who tricks them into a fortune reading. Then, he transforms Naveen into a frog and gives Lawrence Naveen's appearance through a voodoo talisman containing Naveen's blood.