She is a thin, light-brown Latina princess from Avalor, a made up Latin-American-esque kingdom that exists in a pre-colonial, pre-Columbian world.

Mateo is one of Princess Elena closest friends and is the Royal Wizard. He has shown interest in Elena out of friendship and respect for her as a ruler, but also subtle (unconfirmed) romantic notions found in numerous episodes.

16-year-old ELENA OF AVALOR centers on 16-year-old Elena (voiced by Aimee Carrero), a princess who recently saved her kingdom from the clutches of an evil sorceress after having been frozen in time in a magical amulet for decades.

Since Elena of Avalor premiered on television (first Disney Channel, then Disney Junior) rather than on the big screen, it didn't receive quite the same audience reception or marketing budget as other Disney Princess films.

Elena is the first Latina Disney princess. She was trapped inside the amulet for 41 years; due to this, she is chronologically 57 years old, but she didn't age during those years, so she's still 16 years old.

Elena de Avalor is Disney's first Latina princess.

In the season 4 finale, an unsired Elena confirms that she is in love with Damon, and the two kiss passionately. At the end of season 6, the two plan to become human, get married, and have children together, but their dream is abruptly compromised by Kai, who puts Elena into a magical coma.

During their life together, Elena and Damon were happily married as husband and wife and once both died they each found the peace they deserved as Elena was happily reunited with her entire family as well as Damon and Stefan.

Funnily enough, even though Jeremy is 2 years younger than Elena, his actor Steven R. McQueen is actually older than Nina Dobrev by six months, having been born in July 1988.

Her name is Elena, and she hails from Avalor - a fictional place that draws from several real-world cultures. Elena is Latina. Which makes her the animation giant's first-ever Latina princess.

As the story took on a life of its own, Disney felt they had to come out with a statement clarifying what their make-believe princess is - and isn't. The end result is that Sofia is not actually Latina.

Elena of Avalor is a fun and adventurous show that features Disney's first Latina princess. Featuring Disney's first Latina Princess, Elena of Avalor has drawn inspiration from the cultures across Latin America to create the hit show. "Latin culture is extremely diverse," show creator Craig Gerber told ABC.