NEW YORK — A teenager who gave voice to the spunky heroine of Nickelodeon’s “Dora the Explorer” says the network cheated her out of millions of dollars by underpaying her for work on the groundbreaking children’s cartoon series.
Caitlin Sanchez, 14, didn’t get the fees she was due for reruns, recordings for DVDs and other Dora products and hundreds of hours of promotional work, she and her family said in a lawsuit filed against Nickelodeon and its corporate parents.
Nickelodeon said Caitlin’s claims were baseless and her contract was extensively negotiated.
Caitlin has been the voice of 7-year-old Dora since 2007, leading its audiences on adventures that also help its young viewers learn English and Spanish. She replaced the character’s original voice, Kathleen Herles.
While some new episodes featuring Caitlin’s voice haven’t aired yet, she is not expected to voice any more, her attorney said. The Associated Press
