Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado

Story

Dora (Samantha Lorraine) and her cousin Diego (Jacob Rodriguez) set out on an adventure to find the lost treasure of Sol Dorado, where they can make one selfless wish. They find themselves teaming up with Naiya (Mariana Garzón Toro) and her little brother Sonny (Acston Luca Porto), while being pursued by Dora’s childhood hero-turned-enemy Camilla (Daniella Pineda) and her team of raiders.

Dora and her friends must learn about themselves and trust one another to find the treasure in time.

Themes

Adventure; exploration; growing up; family relationships; Latinx representation

Violence

Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado has some violence. For example:

On several occasions, a character threatens another character with a knife or sword.
Camilla physically grabs and yells in the face of one of her raiders.
Camilla berates and insults her raiders, calling them a bunch of meatballs.
Customers treat Dora poorly, including throwing food at her and berating her.
One of the raiders is in a car and hits a person in a llama costume, but the person gets up and is fine.
Diego is hit a sleep dart and smacks his head as he falls over unconscious.
A character threatens to cut off Diego’s arm, but as he tries to do so, a bracelet works as armour and prevents it.
Camilla scares Dora, making her scream and fall backwards off a cliff where she rolls down and is knocked unconscious.
A character is hit over the head with a rock and knocked unconscious.
A person threatens Dora and her friends with a sword.
Camilla and another character have a sword fight.
A character tries to get away with some gold, before falling off a platform to his death. He screams the whole way down.
Camilla jumps on a scale to sacrifice herself and plummets into a void but is saved at the last minute.

Sexual references

Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado has some sexual references. For example:

Music swells as 2 characters, who once dated, flirt with each other. They argue about their breakup throughout the story.
Diego gently tucks a female character’s hair behind her ear while romantic music swells, and she kisses him on the cheek.

Alcohol, drugs and other substances

There’s no use of substances in Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado.

Nudity and sexual activity

There’s no nudity and sexual activity in Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado.

Product placement

There’s no product placement in Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado.

Coarse language

Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado has some mild coarse language. For example:

‘Hey Skunk face, keep your hands and feet inside the vehicle or I’ll cut them off.’
‘freakin’
‘You suck!’

Ideas to discuss with your children

Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado is a fun, live-action Dora the Explorer story, which is likely to entertain the whole family.

Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado contains more violent and scary scenes and themes than traditional Dora cartoons, so it’s suited to slightly older children. We recommend parental guidance for children aged 7-10 years.

The main messages from Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado are about working as a team towards a common goal, while being considerate of people’s feelings. The movie also emphasises that it’s OK to make mistakes – you just need to keep moving forward.

Values in Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado that you could reinforce with your children include teamwork, second chances, optimism and positivity, and trust in yourself and your abilities.

Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado could also give you the chance to talk with your children about real-life issues like the following:

Dora is so focused on being explorers together with Diego that she doesn’t think about what Diego wants. Why is it important to think about other people’s feelings and needs?
What could Dora do differently to help Diego feel that he’s being listened to?
Dora is very upset when she finds out that Diego wants to do an internship. She realises that she’s scared of losing him. You could talk with your children about respecting the choices of your loved ones while also recognising your own feelings.
The movie has a largely Latinx cast and includes Spanish dialogue. Like earlier adaptations of Dora the Explorer, it might work as a basic Spanish language teaching tool.