A few years ago, I interviewed Aimee Carrero on the set of Young & Hungry, and she told me she was voicing a Disney’s first Latinx Princess Elena of Avalor. As soon as she told me about it, I told my friends, so that my niece would watch it. Not only did she fall in love with the Princess, so did a lot of other little girls. She was an inspiration to all of them.
Now her journey is coming to an end on August 23rd at 7p. Disney Junior is giving her a primetime special as her sendoff. That is when we will see the Princess become a Queen in Elena of Avalor: Coronation Day. Before she gets the jeweled crown put on her head, we can watch her final days as a Princess starting this Sunday and every Sunday leading up the series finale at 5p.
The special will include all of the series regulars, Jenna Ortega, Chris Parnell, Yvette Nicole Brown, Carlos Alazraqui, Emiliano Díez, Julia Vera, Christian Lanz, Jillian Rose Reed, Joseph Haro, Jorge Diaz, Keith Ferguson, and Joe Nunez. They will be joined by guest stars Constance Marie, Lou Diamond Phillips, Jaime Camil, Justina Machado, Gina Rodriguez, Mario Lopez, Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Shalhoub, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, John Leguizamo, Cheech Marin, Whoopi Goldberg, Cloris Leachman, Chrissie Fit, Tyler Posey, Melissa Fumero, Stephanie Beatriz, Kether Donohue, Nestor Carbonell, Andrea Navedo, Eden Espinosa, Ana Ortiz, Gina Torres, Gaby Moreno, Jenny Slate, Mark Hamill, Fred Armisen, Andy Garcia, and Patrick Warburton. That is one star-studded goodbye party.
It is sad that her time is coming to an end, but at least she leaves a Queen, Disney’s first Latinx Queen. Not bad for a girl from Avalor.
