Michael Pena Joins the Cast Of Dora The Explorer

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Pena has been cast as Dora the Explorer’s father in the upcoming film of the same name from Paramount, based on the Nickelodeon cartoon. The film also stars Isabela Moner, Eva Longoria, Eugenio Derbez, Micke Moreno, Nicholas Coombe, Madeleine Madden, Adriana Barraza and Temueura Morrison. It will be directed by James Bobin and produced by Kristin Burr. The film is shooting now in Queensland, Australia. The film will be released on August 2, 2019 by Paramount Players, Nickelodeon and Walden Media.

Here’s a synopsis: The film’s story sees a high school-bound Dora finding herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego and a rag-tag group of teens on a Goonies-esque adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost Inca civilization.