Elena of Avalor is an American animated television series created by Craig Gerber that premiered on Disney Channel on July 22, 2016, and moved to Disney Junior on July 14, 2018. The series features Aimee Carrero as the voice of Elena, Disney's first Latina princess.
According to a Disney spokeswoman, Sofia has a mixed fairy-tale heritage; her mother and father are from Galdiz (which is based on Spain) and Freezenburg (which is based on Scandinavia), respectively.
One of the only major Hispanic characters in an animated Disney film is “Tito” from “Oliver and Company.” Voiced by Cheech Marin, who also played one of the hyenas in "The Lion King," Tito is an easily angered but loveable chihuahua with a Chicano accent.
Rapunzel is a folklore story told about a young girl in Germany. The Rapunzel settings according to the Grimm Brothers are a garden, the tower, the wilderness, and a castle in Germany in the past.
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.”
Walt Disney Animation Studios' “Encanto” tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto.
Moana as she appears in Moana (2016). Inspired by Polynesian mythology, Moana is depicted as the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti.
Co-director Adrian Molina stated, "not only is [Coco] based in a real place, in Mexico, but it's based in real traditions, so we knew it was very important to do the research, to get every detail recorded, so that when we get back to Pixar and we start deciding what is this town going to look like, what is this ...
While some claim Jasmine is Arab because the movie opens with a song called Arabian Nights, others believe that the architecture in Agrabah is clearly based on the Taj Mahal, making Jasmine Indian. It's a debate that has fueled speculation that in Hollywood, Indians and Arabs are interchangeable.
The thirteen characters in the franchise consist of Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, Merida, Moana, and Raya.
Jasmine was born in Agrabah, in the royal Place. She lived surrounded by all kinds of luxuries,comforts and she had as her only friend the tiger;Rajah.
Then they notice that Sofia has been acting differently, and they sense that she's in love. When Sofia isn't looking, the three princesses read in her diary that she has a crush on Prince Hugo and she'll be dancing at the upcoming springtime ball with him.
Arturo Barba as Fernando/Rogelio Herrera, Sofía's father and Nora's husband who fakes his own death. In season 2, he ends up in jail when the hacker exposes the truth. It is later revealed in season 3 that the reason why he did so is because he has another family.
At 16 years old, Moana of Motunui has a slender yet muscular build that sets her apart from previous Disney princesses and heroines. She has brown eyes with thick eyebrows and eyelashes, full brownish-pink lips, and long, wavy, black hair.
A month later in the wilderness, Rapunzel gives birth to her twin children with the prince – a boy and a girl. For some years, the blind prince wanders through the wastelands of the country and eventually comes to the wilderness where Rapunzel has been living with their children.
According to production notes, Ariel is described as a "spirited 18-year-old" (via Yahoo!). This change of age is likely to avoid criticism surrounding Ariel's hasty marriage to Prince Eric in the animated version and make 23-year-old Halle Bailey more believable in the role.
This will be the first Disney feature that is led by an African princess. Although Tiana from The Princess and the Frog and Asha from Wish are also of African descent, they weren't born royals and thus does not count.
The movie surprisingly underperformed and did not make as much revenue as anticipated, according to the Washington Examiner on November 27. The main character, 18-year-old Asha, is an afro-latina villager determined to restore the forgotten wishes of her family and those belonging to the kingdom of Rosas.
