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The new Disney Channel original animated series Elena of Avaloris premiering this month, and its protagonist is Disney's first Latina princess.
SEE ALSO:Disney's 'Moana' is here to thaw your 'Frozen' heartsActress Aimee Carrero voices the titular character Elena, a princess recently released from an amulet she spent 41 years trapped in, thanks to an evil sorceress. In the body of a 16-year-old, Elena is tasked with taking care of her family, ruling the kingdom and restoring it to greatness.
"What I love most about Elena is she's her own hero," Carrero said in an interview with ABC News. "There's no Prince Charming, so I hope people at home watching will just be inspired her sense of self, her confidence and her leadership."
Elena of Avalor is technically a spinoff of a storyline from Disney Junior show Sofia the First. Like in Sofia the First, Elena of Avalor features original musical numbers.
Credit: disney channel centralSofia the Firstfaced some controversy when it first aired for billing the fair-skinned, blue-eyed princess as Latina. Elena of Avalornot only features a proud Latina princess, but the setting of the show is inspired by various Hispanic cultures.
"Disney's been in my family for a very long time and just to see my own images represented – my own culture represented – is really special and I hope it will be for everybody watching," Carrero, who is Dominican and Puerto Rican, told ABC News.
Elena of Avalorwill premiere on July 22 at 7:00 p.m. on Disney Channel.
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