The beloved bilingual kids show celebrates its anniversary with a new live-action film, “Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado.” ...

Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado’ star Samantha Lorraine is following Isabela Merced’s Backpack — and hopefully, her footsteps — with the new straight-to-streaming movie.

Dora the Explorer was a Nickelodeon show, which is owned by Paramount Global. For that reason, the movie will air on Nickelodeon and be available to stream on Paramount+ at the same time.

Twenty-five years ago, a little girl with a bob haircut appeared on our TVs, speaking a mix of English and Spanish, with a spunky, can-do spirit. This was, of course, “Dora the Explorer.” ...