Valerie Soledad Marquez

 is the grandmother of Dora in the Dora Gets Grounded series. She often beats up Dora in a violent manner, particularly when Dora gets into huge trouble with her parents. She is mainly portrayed as being strict, but at the same time, extremely caring for her family. Juanita currently lives with her daughter Veena, her son-in-law Cole, and her granddaughter Dora. She is mostly known in adamkleinschmidt2003's series.