Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)

Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a 2019 American adventure comedy film directed by James Bobin and written by Nicholas Stoller and Matthew Robinson. Loosely based on the animated television series, it is the first feature film in the Dora the Explorer franchise. It stars Isabela Moner, Eugenio Derbez, Michael Peña and Eva Longoria, with Danny Trejo as the voice of Boots. The "Lost City of Gold" is based on the legendary Inca city, Paititi. A live-action Dora film was announced in 2017, and Moner was cast in the title role in May 2018. Filming took place from August to December 2018 in Australia and Peru. John Debney and Germaine Franco composed the film's score. The film was theatrically released in the United States on August 9, 2019 by Paramount Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics, and was a moderate box office success, grossing $120.6 million worldwide against a budget of $49 million. A reboot, Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado, was released on Paramount+ in July 2025.