Get to Know the Real Girl Behind Elena of Avalor, Aimee Carrero

"For me, it's like one of the most amazing things to ever happen to me, because I think growing up, you want to see yourself represented in stories and you want to see your culture highlighted. I think this has been something people have been wanting for a long time.

My uncle is an Imagineer, so we've had Disney in our family for a very long time. We would always go to the parks and have [the channel] on all the time, and I think that, honestly, it wasn't anything that I ever imagined would happen to me — it's almost like too big of a dream to dream. But when it did happen, it totally caught me by surprise. It's been a real honor and a pleasure to do it."