Disney Debuts First Latina Princess

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Disney Junior has a new princess!

Princess Elena of Avalor, a "confident and compassionate teenager," will be introduced next year as Disney's first Latina princess, Nancy Kanter, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Disney Junior Worldwide announced today.

"Our creative team has delivered a universal story with themes that authentically reflect the hopes and dreams of our diverse audience," she said. "What excites us most is the chance to use distinctive animation and visual design to tell wonderful stories influenced by culture and traditions that are familiar to the worldwide population of Hispanic and Latino families and reflect the interests and aspirations of all children as told through a classic fairy tale."

Elena is described in a news release as "a confident and compassionate teenager in an enchanted fairytale kingdom inspired by diverse Latin cultures and folklore."

She will debut in a special episode of "Sofia the First" on Disney Junior next year, and then have her own spin-off series on the network, "Elena of Avalor."

The princess will be voiced by Aimee Carrero, of ABC Family's "Young & Hungry."

Disney is the parent company of ABC News.

I'm super duper excited to have a Hispanic princess, but I'm not sure I'm loving the idea of her debuting in a TV show? I can't tell if it's just a cheap, stupid way to make more money off the franchise or some revolutionary new way of debuting princesses...I think if it was on NetFlix it would have more credit for some reason.