Elena of Avalor

Elena of Avalor
Genre	Adventure
Created by	Craig Gerber
Based on	Sofia the First by Craig Gerber
Voices of	Aimee Carrero Jenna Ortega Chris Parnell Yvette Nicole Brown Carlos Alazraqui Emiliano Diez Julia Vera Christian Lanz Jillian Rose Reed Joseph Haro Jorge Diaz Keith Ferguson Joe Nunez
Theme music composer	John Kavanaugh & Craig Gerber
Opening theme	Elena of Avalor by Gaby Moreno
Ending theme	Elena of Avalor (instrumental)
Composer(s)	Tony Morales
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Craig Gerber Jamie Mitchell
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	Disney Television Animation
Release
Original network	Disney Channel
Original release	July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) – present
External links
Website	lol.disney.com/characters/elena-of-avalor
Production website	www.disneyabcpress.com/disneychannel/shows/11836/

Elena of Avalor is an American computer-animated television series that premiered on Disney Channel on July 22, 2016. The series is about a Latina princess and her family and takes place in the same continuity as Disney Junior's Sofia the First.

Plot

Teen princess Elena Castillo Flores^[1] has saved her magical kingdom of Avalor from an evil sorceress and must now learn to rule as its crowned princess. Elena's adventures will lead her to understand that her new role requires thoughtfulness, resilience, and compassion, the traits of all truly great leaders. Since she is only physically 16 years old, she must follow the guidance of a Grand Council composed of her grandparents, older cousin Chancellor Esteban, and a new friend, Naomi Turner. Elena also looks to her younger sister, Isabel, her friends, wizard Mateo, and Royal Guard lieutenant, Gabe, a spirit animal named Zuzo, and a trio of magical flying creatures called Jaquins for guidance and support.

Characters

• Princess Elena (Aimee Carrero) is the 16-year-old^[2] crowned princess of Avalor. She has difficulty taking advice and often does things she wants to do without listening to others. When she was trapped inside a magical amulet, she gained the ability to use magic when holding her royal scepter and she can also see spirit animals.
• Princess Isabel (Jenna Ortega) is the younger sister of Elena who is also an inventor. Both are the daughters of the deceased King Raul and Queen Lucia.
• Zuzo (Keith Ferguson) is mysterious and wily spirit fox that acts as a link between the human and spirit worlds. In "A Day to Remember", it is shown that Elena can call him by saying his name three times.
• Naomi (Jillian Rose Reed) is a girl who is Elena's best friend, the daughter of Captain Turner, and a member of Elena's Grand Council.
• Skylar (Carlos Alazraqui) is a fun-loving male Jaquin.
• Migs (Chris Parnell) is a practical male Jaquin.
• Luna (Yvette Nicole Brown) is a loud and brash female Jaquin.
• Gabe (Jorge Diaz) is Elena's friend and rising star of the Royal Guard, which he joined on the day that Elena became crown princess.
• Mateo (Joseph Haro) is a wizard-in-training and Alacazar's grandson who is another one of Elena's close friends.
• Chancellor Esteban (Christian Lanz) is Elena and Isabel's boastful maternal cousin and Chancellor of Avalor who is part of Elena's Grand Council. His mother was the sister of Queen Lucia and they were the daughters of Luisa and Francisco. Unaware to anyone, he secretly helped Shuriki invade Avalor, and he desperately desires to keep this secret out of fear of being rejected by his family.
• Higgins (Mikey Kelley) is a member of Avalor's royal guard, and regularly serves as Chancellor Esteban's personal assistant and confidante.
• Armando (Joe Nunez) is a frazzled castle servant who helps Elena on her journey to the throne.
• Francisco (Emiliano Díez) is Elena, Isabel, and Esteban's maternal grandfather. He is part of Elena's Grand Council.
• Captain Turner (Rich Sommer) is the harbor master and Naomi's father.
• Doña Paloma (Constance Marie) is magister of the trading guild, she is described by Esteban as the most important leader in Avalor. In "Navidad", it is revealed that Doña Paloma owns an emporium.
• Luisa (Julia Vera) is Elena, Isabel, and Esteban's maternal grandmother. She is part of Elena's Grand Council.
• Carmen (Justina Machado)
• Jiku (Lucas Grabeel)
• Marlena (Gaby Moreno)

Production

The series' creator and executive producer Craig Gerber said: "It was very important to us that, since we were doing a show with a kingdom inspired by Latin American culture, that we get that right. Even though it's a fairytale world, there are things that feel very authentic." Story editor Silvia Olivias stated: "We have cultural consultants help us every step of the way. They read everything from the premise all the way through the final draft." On the show's music, Latin music consultant Rene Camacho said: "The styles of music we're using overall — it's all Latin-based, it's very festive." Consultant Diane Rodriguez stated that the series "has this visual element that's so evocative, it takes the look of the Latino culture, of the Americas, almost to another level."^[3] On July 18, 2016, the music video for "My Time" was released via cable on-demand services. The series was renewed for a second season on August 11, 2016.^[4] The series was renewed for a third season on February 13, 2017^[5]

Episodes

• See also: Elena and the Secret of Avalor, a crossover television film with Sofia the First, which premiered November 20, 2016.

Ratings

Broadcast

The debut episode "First Day of Rule" was distributed on-demand on June 20, 2016 by Rogers TV in Canada. Disney scheduled the online release in the United States for July 1, 2016.^[28] An episode of the series aired as a sneak peek on Disney Channel in the UK and Ireland on July 15, 2016, and more episodes aired later in the year.^[29][30] A television movie titled Elena and the Secret of Avalor, which shows the origins of the series, premiered on November 20, 2016.^[31][32][33]

Home media

Home media is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.

Awards and Nominations

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elena (Disney character).

• Official website
• Elena of Avalor on IMDb