In the 2019 film Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Dora’s monkey is named Boots.
Boots is adapted from the animated series Dora the Explorer, where he is Dora’s blue monkey friend and frequent companion. The live-action film keeps the character’s name while placing Dora in a new teenage adventure involving a lost Incan city and a search for her parents.
Dora and the Lost City of Gold was directed by James Bobin and stars Isabela Merced as Dora. Boots is created through computer-generated visual effects rather than performed by a live animal as a speaking character. The film includes several elements from the television series, including Dora’s bilingual educational identity and familiar supporting figures.
Boots is sometimes confused with other named characters from the cartoon, such as Swiper, the fox who tries to steal objects. Swiper is an antagonist, while Boots is Dora’s loyal friend. The film’s title invokes exploration and hidden treasure, not Hesiod’s Pandora story directly.