Black Eyed Peas’ Taboo and his daughter, Jett Gomez, join Billboard Family to discuss starring in the new season of Dora on Paramount+. Taboo reprises his role as Quickatoo while Jett makes her debut at Quickatina for a special episode. Taboo and Jett discuss working together on the episode, creating the original song “Melodía,” what makes Dora the Explorer such an iconic character and more.
Taboo: We’ve always had this creative spirit, so to be able to channel that in such a great project like the Dora brand and experience was just … it’s a reflection of who we are as father and daughter.
Jett Gomez: It was really fun, and just working with my dad is just a great opportunity to have, like a father-and-daughter day together. So I really loved doing it.
Taboo: Jett and I, we spent a lot of time, whether we’re reading books at night, creating characters and dialog, or we’re making videos dancing. We’ve always had this creative spirit, so to be able to channel that in such a great project like the Dora brand and experience was just … it’s a reflection of who we are as father and daughter.
Jett Gomez: I loved watching my dad’s episodes. I’m really thankful to be a part of it. You know, it’s great working with, you know, the Dora community.
Taboo: Yeah, it’s cool, because Jett is such a Nickelodeon fan from like, she loves Victorious. So that was, like her introduction into the Nickelodeon brand. And I think, you know, for us, working with Dora and on Dora is now a way to go back and really embrace and understand how much longevity and how much impact Dora has had on not just the youth of today, in 2025, but since day one, when she first started.
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