March 8, 2009— -- Dora the Explorer is growing up, with a new, mature look that has some parents up in arms. Mattel and Nickelodeon have announced that the educational cartoon character ...

Dora the Explorer, the first Nickelodeon show to feature a Latino character as a protagonist, helped the rise of multicultural children's programming in the U.S. This weekend it hits the big screen.

Dora the Explorer is swinging into theaters nationwide Friday for her first live-action movie, "Dora and the Lost City of Gold," adapted from her long-running Nickelodeon animated series.