Go, Diego, Go!
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Go, Diego, Go!, an animated series for preschool-aged children, is a spin-off of Dora the Explorer. The show premiered on September 6, 2005 on Nick, Jr.
Go, Diego, Go! features a bilingual eight-year-old boy, Diego Marquez (voiced by child actor Jake Toranzo-Szymanski), who helps animals in danger, mainly in the rainforest. He has a jaguar companion named "Baby Jaguar" who assists him.
Diego is Dora the Explorer's cousin; Dora makes several guest appearances in the series. He also has an 11-year-old sister named Alicia (voiced by child actress Constanza Sperakis). Alicia, also bilingual, is a computer whiz.
In most episodes, Diego hears an animal's cry for help at his rainforest Animal Rescue Center. With help from his friends, gadgets, and viewers at home, he sets out to rescue the animal. Other characters include Click (voiced by Rosie Perez), a camera that locates the animal calling for help; Rescue Pack, a messenger bag Diego wears that can transform into any object; and the Bobo Brothers, two troublesome spider monkeys.
In each episode of Go, Diego, Go! there are several songs and uses of Spanish vocabulary. Research shows that Go, Diego, Go! helps children learn Spanish more easily. [[Citing sources citation needed]]
External links
- [Official Go, Diego, Go! website]
- [Go, Diego, Go! Dora's adventurous cousin gets his own series] by Mari Claudia Jimenez, [HispanicOnline.com]
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