Line #90 Trivia/ElenaOfAvalor


1	!Trivia tropes for ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor''
2	!!Trivia With Their Own Pages
3	[[index]]
4	* [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/ElenaOfAvalor What Could Have Been]]
5	* [[WordOfGod/ElenaOfAvalor Word Of God]]
6	[[/index]]
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8	* ActingForTwo:
9	** [[Creator/GreyDeLisle Grey DeLisle-Griffin]] voices Dr. Mendoza, Ash Delgado, Olivia's mother, and a squirrel from the spirit world.
10	** Creator/JessHarnell voices both King Hector and Chief Zephyr.
11	** Rene Mujica voices both Pablo Agama, Estrada, and Felicia's husband Ricardo.
12	** Creator/AndreSogliuzzo voices Alacazar and King Verago.
13	** Rob Paulsen plays both heads of the Macoco, a two-headed beast, in "The Return of El Capitan".
14	** Creator/JoshKeaton plays Miguel and Andres, two royal guards on patrol with Gabe in "Snow Place Like Home".
15	* ActorSharedBackground: Numerous cast members are of Hispanic or Latino descent. It might be quicker to list who ''isn't'' either of those nationalities. Here are some examples:
16	** Jillian Rose Reed (Naomi) is American, but was raised by Puerto Rican parents, just as Naomi is a foreigner that views Avalor as her second home.
17	** Lou Diamond Phillips (Victor) is Filipino (Filipina mother, American father), though he has passed as a Mexican-American in some of his roles, such as in ''Film/LaBamba''. Probably helps that the UsefulNotes/{{Philippines}} has prominent Spanish influence, on par of that of Latin American countries.
18	** Creator/JaneFonda supported the Chilean "No" movement against Pinochet's dictatorship, as seen in ''Film/{{No}}'', making her character role in ''Elena of Avalor'' ironic.
19	** Creator/KimikoGlenn is half Japanese from her mother, while her character, Tomiko, is presumably from Ever Realm's equivalent of Japan.
20	** Jamie-Lynn Sigler is Jewish (and her mother is Cuban and converted to Judaism from Catholicism).
21	** Creator/GreyGriffin's maternal grandmother, whom she was raised by, was Mexican.
22	** Creator/NoelWells is a quarter Mexican from her mother.
23	* AdoredByTheNetwork: Disney Junior really loves the show, no doubt due to its connections to ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst''. On the main Disney Channel, it's shown weekdays at 12:30 pm inside the Disney Junior block and at 9am on weekends, closing out said block. On the Disney Junior channel, it's shown about 2-4 times a day, and the movies get plenty of airtime.
24	** A few weeks after its premiere, it was announced that it had been greenlit for Season 2, with Season 3 being announced of its greenlit long before Season 2 even premiered. ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' had undergone similar circumstances and had been stated to be greenlit as an entire show, possibly suggesting similar conditions for ''Elena of Avalor''.
25	* ApprovalOfGod:
26	** After a trailer for ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' showcased a scene in which Vanellope meets the Disney Princess line-up, quite a few ''Elena of Avalor'' fans asked where she was and created fanart including Elena in the scene. Craig Gerber approved of the support.
27	** Creator/AimeeCarrero approves of Elena/Gabe (Gabe would be a "good boyfriend"), Elena/Mateo (Mateo is "husband material"), and Gabe/Mateo (Elena would be too busy to commit to a romance, so Gabe and Mateo should pursue each other instead).
28	* AuthorsSavingThrow: After learning of the demand for a Latina princess in Disney when he had to debunk claims that [[WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst Sofia]] was one (as her mother is Hispanic and from the Ever Realm's equivalent of Spain, but her late father is Scandinavian), Craig Gerber decided to create Elena to make up for it.
29	* TheCastShowoff: Jenna Ortega has a rather impressive vocal range when she gets her own number in ''Three Jaquins and A Princess''. It's worth noting that this is the second time she ever sang onscreen since Netflix's ''Richie Rich'', which not many remember.
30	* CelebrityVoiceActor:
31	** Hoo boy. The cast includes Creator/AimeeCarrero, Creator/LouDiamondPhillips, Creator/JaneFonda, Creator/DianeGuerrero, Creator/RachelBrosnahan, Andrea Martin, Creator/GinaRodriguez, Creator/RitaMoreno, Creator/StephanieBeatriz, Melissa Fumero, Javier Muñoz, Creator/JamesMonroeIglehart, Creator/AuliiCravalho, Creator/DannyTrejo, and more.
32	** In the Korean dub, Elena is voiced by K-pop singer Wendy of Music/RedVelvet.
33	* ChannelHop: The show was originally meant for Disney Junior only, though it had premieres on Disney Channel first with Disney Junior encores either on the day of the premiere or the next day. However, it was officially recognized as part of Disney Junior when January 2017 came around, and it's airtime was only on the Disney Junior block and channel.
34	* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer:
35	** [[http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/45th-daytime-emmy-award-nominees-announced/?doing_wp_cron=1521671563.6572270393371582031250 This article]] from 2018 still calls this a Disney Channel show even though it's been recognized as a Disney Junior show for over a year already.
36	** Creator/DisneyPlus says that this show is from 2015, which isn't true since it's from 2016.
37	* CreatorsFavorite: Christian Lanz's favorite character is Isabel.
38	* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: At 50:55 in [[https://youtu.be/jA5vfMdXNcI this podcast]] , Tom Rogers mentions that the favorite episodes that he's written are "Spirit Monkey Business" , "Royal Rivalry" , "Finding Zuzo" , and "Snow Place Like Home".
39	* TheDanza:
40	** Elena is voiced by Elena Perino in Italy, in Romania by Elena Gheorghe, and in Greece by Elena Delakoura.
41	** In the Latin American Spanish dub, Dr. Mendoza is voiced by Carla Castañeda ''Mendoza''.
42	* DawsonCasting: It's played straight with Elena and other teenage characters, but averted with Isabel and the other children. The former are voiced by adults who are at least in their 20s. The latter are voiced by actors of roughly the same age.
43	* FanCommunityNicknames: Estefans for [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin fans of Esteban]], which has [[ApprovalOfGod been acknowledged]] (or coined?) by his voice actor, Christian Lanz.
44	* FandomNod: In his The Magic Within interview, Christian Lanz has stated that he's aware of shipping with Esteban (he finds Esteban/Naomi "creepy", although their moment in "Royal Rivalry" was cute and the ship would otherwise work if Esteban was still a teenager) and has also come across his wiki page (he was amused that his WordOfSaintPaul statement that Esteban "exfoliates" was listed as an explanation for his OlderThanHeLooks age).
45	* FlipFlopOfGod:
46	** Originally, during the run of ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'', Craig Gerber seemed certain that Christmas (and to a lesser extent, Hanukkah) didn't exist in Enchancia (and possibly the rest of the [=EverRealm=]) and [[YouMeanXMas Wassailia]] is celebrated instead ([[https://twitter.com/CraigGerber_/status/933089270939598849 Santa doesn't exist in the EverRealm]], [[https://twitter.com/CraigGerber_/status/943892241545756673 Wassailia is the only winter holiday celebrated in Enchancia]], the "Sofia's First Christmas" book being non-canon), although as of "Navidad", the existence of Christmas and Navidad puts a dent in that. Further sealed by [[https://twitter.com/CraigGerber_/status/1066604395347886081 Hanukkah]] being celebrated by a kingdom of Jewish Latinos in Season 3.
47	** When it was brought up that [[WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph Vanellope]] may predate the upcoming Jewish princess as the first Jewish Disney Princess, it was cited that her voice actress Sarah Silverman (who is also Jewish) [[WordOfSaintPaul stated]] that Vanellope was Jewish, who also showed skepticism at this announcement because of this. When Craig was asked about this, [[https://twitter.com/CraigGerber_/status/1174548950222696448?s=20 he answered that "She never identifies as Jewish in the movie. She’s also a video game character in a racing game so I’m not sure if she would even have a religion, would she?"]]. On the flip side, ''Wreck-It Ralph'' director [[WordOfGod Rich Moore]] answered that [[https://twitter.com/_rich_moore/status/1174548007087296513?s=20 in his opinion, Vanellope is Jewish]] and that the title belonged to Vanellope, though still welcomed ''Elena of Avalor'''s Jewish princess to the party.
48	%%* IKnewIt: Craig Gerber [[https://mobile.twitter.com/CraigGerber_/status/1110782011688407040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1110782011688407040&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs9e.github.io%2Fiframe%2Ftwitter.min.html%231110782011688407040 mentioned]] that the climax of "Song Of The Sirenas" which involved [[spoiler:Shuriki's death, was shot in a way so that it only looks like she was trapped in jewel of the Scepter Of Night]]. Given the ambiguity of how it was shot, the Season 2 finale seals the deal by [[spoiler:having the jewel get destroyed, which means Shuriki is dead either way]].
49	%%By the wording, it doesn't sound like a fan theory was proven, this sounds more like a WordOfGod entry. Hiding this in case someone wants to fix it.
50	* LyingCreator: [[https://twitter.com/_CraigGerber/status/1041907000806912001?s=20 Cristobal being a distant cousin to Elena]], until the release of "Song of the Sirenas" revealed that he's her paternal cousin. The misinformation was to hide spoilers.
51	* MeaningfulReleaseDate:
52	** The episode "The Last Laugh", where Auli'i Cravalho guest stars, aired on her 19th birthday.
53	** The press release for "Coronation Day" was on July 21st 2020, the day before the show's fourth anniversary.
54	** Elena being confirmed to be a Leo (July 21-August 22) and "Coronation Day" airing on August ''23'' is this.
55	* MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor: Gaby Moreno sings the theme song in both the English dub and the Latin American Spanish dub.
56	* OutOfHolidayEpisode: The show normally averts this, but the episode "Dia De Los Madres" plays this straight. The episode would've come out in May to tie in with Mother's Day, but due to the coronavirus pandemic halting production, it was moved to July.
57	* TheOtherDarrin:
58	** " In "Island Of Youth", kid Esteban was voiced by Anthony Alvia. In "Dia De Los Madres", he's voiced by Ian Inigo.
59	** For Miguel Leon's last appearance in "To Queen or Not To Queen", he's voiced by Creator/ChristianLanz instead of Creator/JoshKeaton .
60	* OutOfOrder: Averted for the most part. Unlike ''Sofia the First'', ''Elena of Avalor'' has a linear storyline (though Sofia developed one later on) and while the order of some episodes don't matter due to how close in time they occur, you can tell when they happen due to holiday episodes and other indications of time in the story.
61	** "Elena and the Secret of Avalor" is clearly the show's pilot episode, but for traditional reasons [[note]]Like the previous ''Sofia The First'' specials, it also aired in November[[/note]], it was aired as the show's 11th episode and a FramingDevice had to be added to it to reflect the change.
62	** "Realm of the Jaquins" is supposed to be the Season 1 finale, fitting with why the characters note that it has been a year since "First Day of Rule" and [[spoiler:Shuriki returning at the end of the episode]].
63	** "Two Left Fins" was supposed to air in between "The Tides of Change" and "The Return of El Capitan", but was likely aired after "Snow Place Like Home" due to "The Return of El Capitan" and "Snow Place Like Home" being holiday episodes and how late these batch of episodes were aired, leaving out "Two Left Fins".
64	** The ''Discovering the Magic Within'' shorts were released on [=DisneyNow=] a week before Season 3 premiered, spoiling some of the events in "The Magic Within". This seems to have been a mistake on Disney's part, as the shorts were removed from the app a couple of days later, only to be put back up after "The Magic Within" aired.
65	* PlayingAgainstType:
66	** Quita Moz, a wise mentor figure to Elena, is quite a far cry from the comedic characters Cheech Marin usually plays.
67	** Likewise, Kizin is a villain with a childlike mentality...which is quite the ''opposite'' of his voice actor Wrestling/RomanReigns.
68	** Creator/JennySlate plays the SoftSpokenSadist Cahu, in contrast to the awkward and clumsy [[spoiler:twist villain]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}} Bellwether]] and excitable [[WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil Ponyhead]].
69	* ProductionPosse:
70	** From ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'', we have writers Laurie Israel & Rachel Ruderman, voice director Creator/SamRiegel, composer John Kavanaugh, songwriter Danny Jacob, and recurring voice actors Carlos Alazraqui, Creator/MickWingert, Grey [=DeLisle=] Griffin, Jeff Bennett, Keith Ferguson, Jenna Lea Rosen, Fred Tatasciore, Julie Nathanson, Dee Bradley Baker, Khary Payton, Kari Wahlgren, Trevor Devall, James Sie, and series regular Jess Harnell, among others.
71	** From ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'', we have Creator/CarlosAlazraqui, Creator/GreyGriffin, Hector Elizondo, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Emil Bastien Bouffard, Eugenio Derbez, and co-writer/director Creator/JorgeGutierrez himself..
72	** From ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'', we have Andrea Navedo, Jaime Camil, Anthony Mendez, Jenna Ortega, and Gina Rodriguez, Jorge Diaz, Justina Machado, Rosario Dawson, and Ivonne Coll.
73	** Story editor Silvia Olivas also worked on ''East Los High'' with Creator/JorgeDiaz and Prince Royce.
74	** From ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'' episode "Hermanos", we have Creator/FreddyRodriguez, Creator/GreyGriffin, Creator/CarlosAlazraqui, and Creator/ChristianLanz.
75	** Creator/GreyGriffin and Creator/PatrickWarburton previously worked together on ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'', with Creator/MarkHamill and Creator/ChristianLanz as guest stars.
76	* PromotedFanboy: Craig Gerber listened to Latin music by Gaby Moreno while trying to get a grasp on the show's feel and suggested bringing her in for the theme song.
77	* RealLifeRelative:
78	** Zoom and Mingo, two of Migs and Dulce's children are voiced by Desmond Gerber and Maximilian Riegel, the respective sons of creator Craig Gerber and voice director Creator/SamRiegel.
79	** Mario Lopez voices Cruz while his daughter Gia Lopez voices Estrella, one of Migs' kids. The latter also voices a young Marisa.
80	* RecastAsARegular: Creator/GreyGriffin voiced Dr. Mendoza and various minor characters in season 1 before being cast as Ash in late season 2.
81	* RecycledScript: "Sweetheart's Day" uses pretty much the same plotline as the ''WesternAnimation/{{Vampirina}}'' episode "The Vamp-Opera", as both revolve around the main character accidentally placing their towns under an endless singing spell.
82	* ReferencedBy:
83	** Of all things, the anime adaptation of ''Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero''. [[https://twitter.com/jslipchi/status/1124798885531013120?s=20 Filo's queen tiara]] is an exact copy of Elena's tiara.
84	** [[https://amymebberson.tumblr.com/post/157070941009/pocket-princesses-192-se%C3%B1orita-de-rojo-please Elena]] has made a cameo in one strip of ''Webcomic/PocketPrincesses''.
85	** The 2017 book "One Christmas Kiss in Notting Hill" has Maddie suggesting the kids watch ''Elena of Avalor'' on Disney Channel, but Brooke counters that she doesn't want to watch a "babies'" show.
86	--->"We could watch ''Elena of Avalor'' on Disney Channel," Maddie suggested.\
87	"That's for babies," Brooke answered.
88	* ReleaseDateChange: Due to the UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic, episodes after "Sweetheart's Day" were delayed -- "The Lightning Warrior" and "Dia de las Madres" were initially delayed to a June and July release, but it was later announced that "The Lightning Warrior" and the last five episodes of Season 3 would be delayed to late July for weekly releases instead.
89	* ScheduleSlip: The show has had many hiatuses starting with "Navidad", ranging anywhere from 2-4 months.
90	* ScrewedByTheNetwork:
91	** The show's time slots kept decreasing as it became more serialized, to the point of only airing new episodes.
92	** In a similar manner to ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'', both of their first halves of Season 3 aired at 12 to 1 at noon on weekdays in a daily episode premiere format, but received little advertising and aired at a time where most people would be busy. This was during a time Disney was transitioning from cable television to its [=DisneyNOW=] app in preparation for Creator/DisneyPlus, expecting its viewers to stream the new episodes as opposed to watching them as they premiered on TV.
93	** Merchandise-wise, ''Elena of Avalor'' tends to get the short end of the stick like many other Disney cartoons, despite being attached to the animated films. Good luck trying to find merch in big store chains. The toyline has yet to be updated since Season 2 (the latest being a doll of Elena in her dress from "Snow Place Like Home" and the 2018/2019 calendar with various vectors of her in her different dresses throughout Season 2) with the exception of the 2020 calendar.
94	* ShortRunInPeru:
95	** "Science Unfair" aired in the UK on February 10, 2018, which was two weeks before its US airdate.
96	** "Luna's Big Leap" is an interesting take on this. It first aired in Spain on April 15, 2019 while its US airdate is April 27, 2019. However, when the day came , it was on demand and on Watch Disney Now, not television. Its television debut is April 29.
97	* ShrugOfGod:
98	** In response to fanart about [[EstrogenBrigade someone pining after Esteban]], Craig Gerber commented that he's "single... I guess."
99	** When asked if Elena and Sofia write to each other, Craig answered that he wouldn't know since he doesn't read their mail... [[TeasingCreator with a winky face]] (";)").
100	* SpoiledByTheMerchandise:
101	** [[https://mobile.twitter.com/jslipchi/status/882339169745256449 This tweet]] revealed that Migs will have kids before they formally appeared.
102	** Toy Fair 2018 revealed that Season 2 would have a MasqueradeBall episode ("Song of the Sirenas") and another Navidad episode ("Snow Place Like Home").
103	** A book adaptation of "Song of the Sirenas" came out before the episode aired.
104	** The songs in "Snow Place Like Home" were released on a Disney Junior holiday music CD a year before the episode itself was released.
105	* StarMakingRole:
106	** Elena for Creator/AimeeCarrero, who'd later be [[WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower Adora/She-Ra]].
107	** Carla for Creator/MyrnaVelasco, who would later gain roles as [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance Torra Doza]] and [[WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls Jessica Cruz]].
108	* StoryBible: Averted. Unlike ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'', there is no official story bible since the budget can't afford hiring someone to write one. The series overview that Craig Gerber wrote is considered the ''de facto'' story bible, although as of August 2019, no one has updated it in a long time.
109	* ThrowItIn:
110	** [[https://youtu.be/JXFzNBi74JY At 44:30]] , Craig Gerber mentions how the actors occasionally ad lib their dialogue. In particular, Creator/JessHarnell improvised a good deal of his lines as King Hector.
111	** [[https://youtu.be/dpFQyGoYuj8 At 23:55]], Craig also mentions that Esteban losing his pants in "Island of Youth" ("Where are my pants?!") was adlibbed by Creator/ChristianLanz.
112	** [[https://twitter.com/robb_pratt/status/1284997408619769856?s=20 According to Robb Pratt]], Victor's line, "I put the 'Victor' in 'victory'!" was adlibbed by Creator/LouDiamondPhillips.
113	** There's a [[https://mobile.twitter.com/CraigGerber_/status/1295115976963313665 line]] in "To Queen Or Not To Queen" where one of the guards in the alternate reality said how [[WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst Sofia]] sounds like a real princess name. Craig Gerber said how series director Elliot M. Bour put that line in during the animatic.
114	* TimeShiftedActor:
115	** Esteban is voiced by Christian Lanz, but in the episode "Island Of Youth", his kid self is voiced by Anthony Alvia, while Desmond Gerber voices him as a baby.
116	** Princess Marisa is voiced by Gina Rodriguez while her child self in a flashback is voiced by Gia Lopez.
117	** Cloris Leachman voices Hool while her younger self is voiced by Kate Micucci.
118	** The episode "Dia De Los Madres" shows flashbacks to Elena and Esteban as children, and Isabel as a baby. In this case, Hailey Hermida voices Elena, Ian Imigo voices Esteban, and Creator/GreyDeLisle Griffin voices Isabel.
119	* TroubledProduction: The show generally averts this, but there was the matter of recording Gina Rodriguez. As explained at [[https://youtu.be/caUuLQXc_-o 18:05]] in this video, her schedule was so busy that she only had one day to record dialogue , a Saturday.... the day of a family vacation.
120	* UncreditedRole:
121	** Creator/SarahNicoleRobles is the singing voice for Marisa in "Song of the Sirenas" rather than Creator/GinaRodriguez, according to an Instagram story from her partner's brother.
122	** None of the servants in "Something in the Air" from "Sweetheart's Day" are credited. Creator/TravisWillingham is the gardener.
123	* VoicesInOneRoom: Subverted. According to [[https://mobile.twitter.com/_CraigGerber/status/853454535276113921 Craig Gerber]], the cast members usually record their parts separately. However, for many key scenes, the key actors for those scenes are often brought in to record together if schedules work out.
124	** Julia Vera (Abuela) recalls in one interview how she often recorded separately from Emiliano Diez (Abuelo).
125	** Roman Reigns recorded his lines for Kizin while in New York while the crew directed him via Skype.
126	* WordOfSaintPaul:
127	** In his The Magic Within interview, Creator/ChristianLanz believes that although Esteban could betray anyone, [[MoralityPet he wouldn't do that to Isabel.]]
128	** In her Entertainment Weekly Q&A, Creator/AimeeCarrero believes Elena is a Cancer (like [[ActorInspiredElement herself]] because she's tough but also sensitive and emotional/spiritual.
129	** In the same interview, Aimee also thinks that for Elena, Gabe would be a "good boyfriend" and Mateo is "husband material", but Elena would be too focused on her royal duties to be romantically involved so Gabe and Mateo should go for each other instead.
130	* WorkingTitle: The pilot movie was titled "Journey to Avalor" during production, as it's technically a WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst episode. When the show aired early, it was renamed "Elena and the Secret of Avalor".
131	* WriteWhatYouKnow: Craig Gerber's directorial debut, "Festival of Lights", draws from his own background as a Jewish person.
132	* YouSoundFamiliar:
133	** From ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'':
134	*** Creator/TravisWillingham (Cuco) previously played King Roland II.
135	*** Creator/CarlosAlazraqui (Skylar) previously played King Gideon, King Magnus, and Gnarlie the Troll.
136	*** Creator/KeithFerguson (Zuzo) previously played Sir Bartleby, Praline the Peacock, and the Wishing Well.
137	*** Creator/JessHarnell (King Hector, Chief Zephyr) previously played Cedric the Sorcerer.
138	*** Creator/GreyGriffin (Prof. Mendoza, Ash) previously played Opal, Ellegra, and Allie.
139	*** Creator/JeffBennett (King Lars) previously played [[WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone Merlin]], Twitch, and Farley.
140	*** Creator/JulieNathanson (Capt. Turner) previously played [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]].
141	*** Creator/KateMicucci (Young Hool) previously played Galial.
142	*** Creator/KharyPayton (Capt. Chiloya) previously played Turon.
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144	!!General Trivia

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