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First & Last with Dora the Explorer’s Isabela Moner

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It's Dora the Explorer herself in the flesh, and her name is Isabela Moner! The multi-talented actress returns to the Young Hollywood Studio, this time while spreading the word about her much-anticipated live-action Dora the Explorer movie, 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold', where she plays the young, intrepid adventurer herself, and we challenge her to a game of First & Last to find out a little more about what's been going on in her life since her last visit! Find out the last city she explored, the first English word she learned, the last time she read her horoscope, and, of course, the first time she watched "Dora the Explorer"!

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(bright music) Hi, I'm Isabela, and these are my first and lasts. (snickers) (upbeat pop music) The first time I felt independent was when I had to order for myself at a drive through. It's really hard, like I get really nervous around people of authority, and I stumble over my words. Oh my gosh, there was one time I was at Taco Bell, and I directly translated burrito to its English version which is little donkey. So I, no joke, I told the people at the drive through I wanted a little donkey. Yeah, ever since then I've had issues with drive throughs. The last city I explored was San Antonio, Texas. I was there on this press tour. I got to go on the river side, and I got five bug bites.

So that's good (giggles). The first thing I notice in a person, definitely not their personality. Probably their eyebrows, probably. I love looking at eyebrows, or shoes. The last spontaneous thing I did... That's a good question considering the whole last month of mine was planned by Paramount Pictures Incorporated. I went to go see the Room, you guys know that one? It's like a really weird like... Oh, they did the James Franco movie that just came out, where they talked about the Room. But I went to go see that at midnight with a friend of mine. It was crazy, everyone in the theater knew every single line in the movie, and they would throw popcorn at the screen. It was fun.

I recommend doing spontaneous things. The first person I'll call for good news or bad news would be, probably my mom, honestly. My mom is a person who told me I got the role in Dora. She surprised me. She told me it was another person's birthday, came and showed up with a cake, with like Dora caricature, and the Diego caricature. She's just so extra, I love it. The last time that I read my horoscope was like yesterday. Haven't had time to check it today because, she's on a press tour. Well I have this app called Co-Star. I check that pretty much every day, even though they can give really rude notifications. They're like, don't be selfish you little brat, or like something like that.

Today is not the time. And that's pretty much it. It's a daily notification thing, so. I don't know the first word I spoke in Spanish. It was probably mama or papa. But I know the first word I said in English was ball. (giggles) Really weird. The last time I was fearless... When someone was trying to take advantage of me, because they thought I was young and naive, not in a bad way, just like when it comes to career and stuff. My mom's like a business woman, so I learned from her, and therefore I knew how to handle that situation. And the first time I watched Dora I was probably too young to even remember.

I grew up watching her every day, pretty much, before school, as well as that one show with the bald kid who was like, kind of bratty. Caillou, Caillou, it was Caillou! He was really mean (giggles). The last thing that I hope or wish for is for you all to go see Dora and the Lost City of Gold, in theaters August 9th. Give it a shot. I know its TV show is 2-D, but it's a really cool transition to 3-D. And I guarantee you you'll laugh, because my humor's dark and I laughed.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Isabela Moner

    Actress playing Dora, the subject of the interview

  • James Franco

    Actor in a movie about 'The Room'

  • Dora the Explorer

    Character Isabela Moner plays

  • Diego

    Character from Dora the Explorer

  • Caillou

    Cartoon character from childhood show

FAQ

Who plays Dora in 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold'?+
Isabela Moner plays the role of Dora in the live-action movie 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold'.
What is the name of Isabela Moner's new Dora movie?+
Isabela Moner's new movie is called 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold'.
When did 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold' come out?+
'Dora and the Lost City of Gold' was scheduled to be in theaters on August 9th.
What was the first English word Isabela Moner learned?+
The first English word Isabela Moner learned was 'ball'.
What app does Isabela Moner use for horoscopes?+
Isabela Moner uses an app called Co-Star for her horoscopes.
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