>Elena of Avalor is an upcoming animated spin-off series of the Disney Junior animated show, Sofia the First, that will premiere July 22, 2016.
>Disneyphiles know all about Mulan, an Asian warrior, and Tiana, an African-American entrepreneur. They are even familiar with Ariel, the former mermaid. But they have never had a Latina character among the company’s roster of “Princess” characters, which also includes Aurora, Cinderella and Snow White. When Elena arrives, the company will have a character that could cultivate broader appeal among a consumer niche that is growing rapidly in the United States. Disney Channel will in the fall air a special TV movie titled “Elena and the Secret of Avalor,” which explains how Elena was imprisoned for decades in a magical amulet and eventually set free by Princess Sofia of Enchancia – the title character of Disney’s popular “Sofia The First” series.
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/disney-elena-of-avalor-princess-1201792152/
Thoughts? Looks like they're going for an older audience than Sofia the first, which is why it's airing on Disney and not Disney Jr. Could be fun.
these tv only princesses are bullshit
>>84089654
Besides Sofia the First, is there any others?
>“Elena” stories are expected to incorporate influences from Latin and Hispanic cultures through architecture, traditions, food and customs. Magic, mythology, folklore and music also play an important role, with each episode featuring original songs spanning an array of Latin musical styles including mariachi, Latin pop, salsa, banda and Chilean hip hop. The show’s theme song is performed by Gaby Moreno, a Latin Grammy Award winner for Best New Artist, and Elena’s anthem, “My Time,” is performed by Aimee Carrero, who will also give voice to the main character.
I look forward to how seeing they distill all these different influences into some sort of Disneyfied, homogenous spic culture.
![MV5BMjA5NjM3NTk1M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMzg1MzU2NjE@._V1_UY1200_CR85,0,630,1200_AL_[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/PzcSyWG.jpg "MV5BMjA5NjM3NTk1M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMzg1MzU2NjE@._V1_UY1200_CR85,0,630,1200_AL_[1].jpg")
>Latina princess
Daughter of the head of a heroin cartel that smuggles dope across the US border? I'd watch that.
>>84089642
>at least passable to good character designs
>really terrible stories
To be really honest, most Sofia episodes felt like torture because of the dumb stories. Peppa Pig was a much more enjoyable show, surprisingly, when I was babysitting.
>Princess of Argentina
>>84089841
Really? I think it's better than most preschool shows because it actually has a story.
>>84089642
>Thoughts?
More waifus for the harem.
Here's the trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRpmMwQ0aR4
>Latina Princess
So she's either killed by a military coup or a communist rebellion?
>>84090435
>Action princess
Hell yeah
>>84089642
>our first Latina princess
So they admit Sofia isnt Latina and saying she was ; was just to response to backlash about yet another white princess
>>84090772
She's not technically Latina because there is no Latin America in her world, but she comes from their version of Spain.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/25/showbiz/disney-sofia-not-latina/
>>84090772
IIRC, she's Hispanic but not Latina
A lot of people don't realize there's a difference
>>84090435
The uniforms seem to be inspired by the Brazillian Empire, which ironically fell because they didn't want a girl to inherit the throne.
>>84089642
>TFW still waiting on the flood of Rule 34 fan art to come.
I think we got kind of spoiled with the influx of the 'Frozen' stuff.
>>84090922
>>84090922
Thanks for clearing it up because I only saw some articles about her being Latina.
>>84089642
Don't cry for me Argentina, the truth is i never left you..
>>84089642
>never had a Latina character among the company’s roster of “Princess” characters
>>84091187
Yzma was never a princess.
>Princess Elena's journey began long ago when her parents and kingdom were taken from her by the evil sorceress, Shuriki. Elena bravely faced the sorceress to protect her little sister, Princess Isabel, and grandparents but in the process, her magical amulet pulled her inside its enchanted jewel, saving her life but imprisoning her at the same time. Decades later, Princess Sofia of Enchancia discovers the truth about the amulet she has worn since joining her royal family and sets out to restore Elena to her human form and help her return to the Kingdom of Avalor.
How fucking broken is this thing? Is it an infinity gem?
>>84091319
Wait so did the evil sorceress take over the kingdom for decades? Is the series going to be about Elena's campaign to gather allies and take back her kingdom? Or did her sister ascend to the throne because of her sacrifice?
>>84089642
>spin-off series
>TV movie
Don't care anymore. Dead before it even hit the floor.
>>84091203
What about Kuzco then?
She looks like she was designed as a Descendents character related to Esmeralda.
>>84091319
I, for one, welcome princess Yugioh.
>>84089642
I love how "Latina" is meant to apply to "American of Latino/Hispanic descendence" and not anybody in particular south of the border...
>>84091593
>implying all the Latin Americans aren't exactly the same
>>84091614
My point is, this is just Americans wanking themselves. All attempts at "Diversity" are. Tiana is African-American. not African, and Moana is Hawaiian, which in practice makes her American as well.
I guess it says a lot of the "Diversity" meme that has been so in vogue in the US in the past few years.
>mfw "Latina Princess"
>>84089763
there are the disney descendants, but I guess they are sort of anti-princesses
>>84090435
i'm looking forward to fanworks of badass action princess.
>mfw By the end she'll be queen
>>84091377
I think it was like a heroic sacrifice? only they didn't die wooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo!!!
>>84089642
huh.. okay, something not for toddlers maybe..
>sjw shit sjw shit sjw shit
eh i cant blame them for pandering to the majority in this case
>>84090711
i hope this does well so we can get more in the vein of aladdin animated series. i want my asskicking beauty and the beast spinoff dammit
>>84089642
I feel like this is going to do as well as the older Dora did.
I work at toys r us... I don't see this doing well.
>>84090435
Has a loli, mite b gud
>>84091319
Oh shit, will she be in Infinity War?
Episode with Thanos when?
>>84091187
>>84091507
Neither of the or the movie in general resemble how the Incas actual looked like. The sad part is that the conceptar actualy nail the actual Incan culture pretty good.
>>84095488
On key aspect to understand Hispanic American Culture is that there is a significant hole on the identity of said culture, the America was a diverse group of nations and empires with difference language before the conquistador came.
During the Spanish conquest that lasted decades there was a clear and methodic effort to erase said culture from the native population. Partially in an attempt to "civilize the savage" but also as a tool to maintain control over the people. Language were outlaw and replace with spanish most of the natives where evicted from their land a relocated in spanish settlements where they where converted to cristianity, given a new name a put on the service of an europan lord, general or priest.
Even after all that time the few stories, and traditions that survive are hold dearly to the Latin-american population. Showing a need to see said stories on their own pop culture.
Elena of avalor doesn´t show the real history or culture of latin-america its just a cynic attempt to cash in on the latin population, by making the same disney princess template with a pseudo mexican color swap to sell some dolls.
Without
>>84089642
>>84090435
oh fuck, this is going to be waifu heaven for me
>>84090435
Here's a music video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY7OCGq4TJs but it seems like it's region locked, so here it is in mp4: http://www3.zippyshare.com/v/XN79wzAx/file.html
>>84089788
>to incorporate influences from Latin and Hispanic cultures
And by that I'm sure they mean "generic bland urban American stereotypes disguised as mestizo". Lots of cactuses and a sombreros. Yay.
>Chilean hip hop
How does that work? Can you even make a song out of "oe qliao weon po q flaite ktm XD"?
>>84090435
Europeans in a European setting with brown skin and an accent. As everybody suspected.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
>>84089642
>Literally a latina princess
Pretty mild tbhfam, a peasant girl who was descendant of like an Aztec princess or goddess and had crazy magic powers would've been cooler
>>84097645
That was fast. I'm actually impressed.
>>84098715
Digusting doctor videogames: Rule 35 of the internet?
>>84091319
>>84091534
>>84095469
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Amulet_of_Avalor
Look at the abilities list. That thing is OP as fuck.
>>84098761
Disney owns Marvel. Disney owns Sofia the First.
Calling it now: The Amulet of Avalor is one of the Infinity Stones
>>84097534
To be fair, think of it like this: You know those annoying white people who like to brag about being "1/16th Indian" for PC points and college admission? That's basically most mestizos.
>>84089642
opened that pic an visibly jumped
she's got the thousand yard stare
>>84090435
>announcer pronounces her name right
>Eleana herself pronounces it in the most American way possible
>>84098781
>http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Amulet_of_Avalor
The Soul Stone probably, since it contains the souls of all the Disney Princesses.
>>84099086
It seems to just transmigrate them through time and space.
>>84098715
There's a theory they're auto-generated by some supercomputer.
>>84097534
Yeah, but.. Who cares? When your culture has been feeding you images of European castles and princesses and tales, then that become the things you fantasize about.
>>84091008
Nice bullshit you got there.
Bet you think Dilma is getting impeached because she is a woman, right?
>>84089642
>mexican culture themed princess
>she isn't Día de los Muertos styled
one job
>>84102310
>All Latin American culture is Mexican
I'm pretty sure most Mexicans didn't even celebrate Día de los Muertos before the government made it a thing.
>>84090435
Wait... Is she promising a Reconquista?
>>84102591
Looks like.
>>84095488
Wonder if it was El Dorado that made them chicken out?
>>84098761
>it grants magic abilities for doing good
>it makes curses for people being dishonest and doing evil
>people keep trying to steal it for evil purposes
Literally why? Even better, why bother keeping it away from those people? Sofia could've just handed over the amulet when they first showed up and let it take care of the problem.
>>84102310
Pixars already working on that.
>>84102310
Someone missed out of Book of Life.
>>84089642
>Latina princess
Who does she represent? From Mexico to Argentina there are a fuckton of different cultures and people.
>>84102393
>I'm pretty sure most Mexicans didn't even celebrate Día de los Muertos before the government made it a thing.
Then you would be wrong ese, is a strong tradition here, only because it's not commercialized and people don't make themed parties to get drunk doesn't mean is not celebrated, the celebration is mostly in your house making an altar and visiting the deceased one in the graveyard.
>>84105585
>Who does she represent?
Fantasy middle-Americans with a tan
See >>84090435
>>84105585
There is only northern Mexican mestizo culture, anon. Everything else is an extension with very minor variations.
>>84105682
>The uploader has not made this video available in your country
>I'm Mexican
Kek
>>84105668
>Originally, the Day of the Dead as such was not celebrated in northern Mexico, where it was unknown until the 20th century because its indigenous people had different traditions. The people and the church rejected it as a day related to syncretizing pagan elements with Catholic Christianity. They held the traditional 'All Saints' Day' in the same way as other Christians in the world. There was limited Mesoamerican influence in this region, and relatively few indigenous inhabitants from the regions of Southern Mexico, where the holiday was celebrated. In the early 21st century in northern Mexico, Día de Muertos is observed because the Mexican government made it a national holiday based on educational policies from the 1960s; it has introduced this holiday as a unifying national tradition based on indigenous traditions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead
>>84090435
Was she fighting Zorro on top of that carriage?
>>84106052
>Northen Mexico
You know what is considered northern Mexico to begin with? It's the states on the border with USA, they always had a different culture because it mostly Spaniards and later Mennonites settled there, only a few native groups live on the north and they don't go out of the mountain range.
Dia de muertos has always been celebrated in the south aka where most of the population of Mexico is, people around here also worship the death reaper but you don't see that acknowledged by the government as a official religion do you?
The government did that because those states are too close to America and do not want them to become a door for more Americanism invading this country.
>>84089763
>>84089642
People on /co/ actually give a shit about Disney Jr cartoons? I thought these were for babies. i-im not some anime-watching Avatar hyping edge-weeb or anything, but i still am quite curious
>>84102393
I'm not even Mexican. But what >>84097484 said
>"B-B-BUT MUH DIVERSITY! MUH LATINOS!!"
Latinos in the US are to the rest of Latin America what Chicanos are to Mexicans.
Perhaps what puts me off "Diversity" the most is how in the end it's just Americans trying to force their brand of Social Justice on the rest of the world. Their liberals know they can't quite cash in on their usual discourses when in third world countries, so they now attempt to work them over before they can take over population and infrastructure there.
>>84106303
>The government did that because those states are too close to America and do not want them to become a door for more Americanism invading this country.
The Mexican revolution was the establishment of an anti-Catholic, Freemason government supported by the US under the pretext of "liberating" Mexico from Spain.
>>84106539
Down with the papist pigs, I say!
Long live the Patriarchy!
>>84106539
With Americanism I mean, American pop culture, there are retards on the north wanting to celebrate thanks giving and Halloween, introducing english words to the daily life.
Basically the (central) government is protecting our culture so American culture doesn't spread from the north since the north share little with the south culturally but are kinda influential for being the biggest states in the country.
>>84106437
Honestly, I was willing to give Sofia a try. I've been surprised by Disney before.Sofia wasn't a surprise.
I'd be willing to give this a chance as well, although honestly, I'm expecting just more Sofia with slightly older characters.
>>84106437
This is on the main Disney channel.
>>84090963
>white girl
>brown hair blue eyes
>born of white mother with brown hair blue eyes named Miranda
>living in ye olde britain with a fancy name and magic
>literally one of the whitest names except they spelled it with an "f" this time
>"GUYS SHE'S HISPANIC"
No she's fucking not
>>84107050
Hispanic means "from Spain" or "Spanish ancestry".
>>84106437
A lot of us have nieces, nephews, or even kids of our own. You kind of get used to seeing the shows after awhile.
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is garbage. It doesn't even have easter eggs or shoutouts to old stuff.
Jake and the Neverland Pirates is "good." It's not cringe-y to watch but nothing spectacular.
Sofia the First is the girl equivalent of Jake and the Neverland Pirates.
Don't give a shit about the others.
They also play Disney movies sometimes, usually on Sundays. It was cool to see A Goofy Movie on TV, I think Disneys starting to embrace it again (since Max is appearing at Disneyland again).
>>84090435
is there a reupload somewhere?
videos is regionlocked for mexico...
>>84107096
Make a Latino Pricess movie, the trailer is regionlocked to Mexico.
The comedy writes itself.
>Two brown princesses in the same year.
My dick thanks you, Disney.
>>84107050
You think this looks white? She's darker than Sofia. Sofia's biological father is said to have been white, though (according to the creator).
>literally one of the whitest names except they spelled it with an "f" this time
Sofia is an incredibly common name for Latina girls. Yes, spelled with an "f."
>>84090963
That's not what they said. They said Sofia's mother is from a place called Galdiz, a made-up land that's supposed to have Latin influences. Sofia isn't Hispanic or Latin American because those things don't exist in her fantasy land.
Though I'm kind of curious why Elena gets a pass on that concept when she's from the made-up land of Avalor and the two series are connected.
>>84107096
It's regionlocked here in Peru as well.
>>84107626
>a made-up land that's supposed to have Latin influences
Correction, it's supposed to be inspired by Spain, but again, the concept of a Hispanic doesn't exist in Sofia.
>>84107626
>They said Sofia's mother is from a place called Galdiz, a made-up land that's supposed to have Latin influences. Sofia isn't Hispanic or Latin American because those things don't exist in her fantasy land.
And since ti's clearly European-looking, the land is going to have to be based on Spain. Unless Disney wants to create a canon where colonialism exists.
Which I wouldn't mind, honestly. But obviously the Mouse is never going to do something as ballsy as that.
>>84089642
Monarchies in Latin America tend not to end very well
>>84107721
Fucking Freemasons ruining another country.
>>84107096
There was a region free version a couple of days año but I can´t find it anymore, disney probably took it down. from memory I can tell you It looks like the standar disney european kingdom just some shades of darker that usual.
There is some "zorro" style characters too and an stupid looking winged jaguar.
Here's a trailer that should work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtUAniEiG28
If not, the music video is on twitter and has most of the same scenes from the trailer.
https://twitter.com/Disney/status/746433891666264064
>>84108102
That shit has nothing "latino" about it.
>>84107706
We've actually never seen Galdiz. Sofia and her mother were already living in Enchancia when the show started. But it's true Galdiz is supposed to be fantasy Spain.
>>84097484
Probably they mean Anita Tijoux, since she is known enough to be featured in Breaking Bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpFDJNLIjZA
Actually there are a coupe more of good artists performing in the States from time to time.
>>84106437
I like Sofia, I think it could get away with being on normal Disney, but it does have a lot of straightforward "this is good/bad" episodes for the Jr. crowd, as well as some cringey one episode side-characters (one episode has seal people with surfer accents). But there's continuity and some of the kids do develop a little (without being reset in later episodes). The songs aren't bad, especially with the cast it has, and it has rather nice art direction.
It's a very simple show, it's on Disney Jr. after all, but it doesn't feel like it thinks its kid audience is dumb. That's just my opinion, though.
>>84108102
>Why does the white guy looks like a middle age John Smith?
>Why does the white guy looks like a character from descendants?
>What the fuck is that parrot cheetah thing?
>why does the royal family look like an stereotypical mexican family eating in a modern looking kitchen?
>What the fuck is that parrot cheetah thing?
>Why is the girl fighting Zorro?
>Why is there a force ghost fox?
>WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT PARROT CHEETAH THING?
Saw a newer commercial for this.
>Spirit Guide
>Mythic mounts
>Magical Princess
>Weapon mastery with sword
>Natural leader
>Group of people that fight for 'GOOD'
TFW they literally have the Group shot from Avengers.
>Pic Related
I think she's the definition of 'MARY SUE' she literally shown doing everything. She's way too OP and most powerful princess/queen ever and I'm taking Elsa into account. This is shonen anime levels of bullshit power creep.
>>84108396
Pretty much my opinion. It's enjoyable for what i is, and doesn't talk down to its audience.
