Diego Marquez is an 8-year-old Latino action-adventure hero with a heart. His goal is to save and protect the animals and their environment. Athletic and fearless, he is always at the ready no matter what the situation. Diego loves learning new things. He takes a scientific approach to problem solving and also uses a variety of high-tech gadgets and gizmos to save the day.
Description
Diego Marquez is Dora's cousin. This means that he is the nephew of either Mami or Papi. Which one is not made clear. Whoever it is, one of Diego's parents would be their sibling.
Diego has two beautiful big sisters named Alicia and Daisy and stars in his own television series titled Go, Diego, Go! in which he roams throughout the rainforest, saving animals in need. He is not a main character in Dora the Explorer though appears as the main protagonist of Go, Diego, Go!.
Looks
Diego has peach-brown skin and brown eyes. He also has brown hair and wears a blue shirt and a tan-and-orange vest. However starting at Season 4 of his show, he starts wearing a short-sleeved red sweatshirt with an orange top underneath and black shorts. Diego is seen wearing his previous outfit in a few flashbacks in Fiercest Animals.
Appearances
Diego appears in several episodes of Dora the Explorer. He mostly appeared in every episode of Go, Diego, Go!. His first appearance was in Meet Diego!.
The following episodes Diego appeared on Dora the Explorer are:
- Meet Diego!
- Baby Dino
- Boots' Special Day
- To The South Pole
- Job Day
- Super Spies 2: The Swiping Machine
- Baby Jaguar's Roar
- Save Diego
- Daisy, La Quinceañera
- Dora Saves the Game
- Dora Saves Three Kings Day
- Dora's Pirate Adventure
- Big Sister Dora
- Catch the Babies
- Baseball Boots
- Boo!
- Boots' Cuddly Dinosaur
- Dora's World Adventure
- Dora Saves the Mermaids
- La Maestra de Musica
- Swiper the Explorer
- Dora & Diego to the Rescue
- Dora's First Trip
- ¡Vacaciones!
- Dora's Big Birthday Adventure
- Dora's Rescue in Mermaid Kingdom
- School Science Fair
- Dora & Perrito to the Rescue
- The Butterfly Ball
- Dora's Fantastic Gymnastics Adventure
- Dora & Diego's Amazing Animal Circus Adventure
- The Secret of Atlantis
- Dora's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Dora & Diego Save Atlantis
- Dora & Diego in the Time of Dinosaurs
- Dora's Museum Sleepover Adventure
Trivia
- Diego appeared on 3 double-length episodes of Dora the Explorer. They were "Dora's Pirate Adventure", "Dora's World Adventure" and "Dora Saves the Mermaids".
- Diego was voiced by 3 actors.