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''[[Maya & Miguel]]'' (2004-2007) is an American educative [[Animated Shows|animated series]] about the misadventures of a pair of Hispanic children. As the [[Expository Theme Tune]] states, they are "brother and sister and best friends as well." The series seeks to make Hispanic culture more familiar to the audience and also teach some Spanish words in the process. Unlike some other [[Edutainment Show|Edutainment series]], Maya & Miguel is actually well-written and humorous, although it does suffer from the use of [[Gratuitous Spanish]] and [[Five-Token Band|too much focus on the ethnicity]] of the characters.
 
''Maya & Miguel'' (2004-2007) is an American educative [[Animated Shows|animated series]] about the misadventures of a pair of Hispanic children. As the [[Expository Theme Tune]] states, they are "brother and sister and best friends as well." The series seeks to make Hispanic culture more familiar to the audience and also teach some Spanish words in the process. Unlike some other [[Edutainment Show|Edutainment series]], Maya & Miguel is actually well-written and humorous, although it does suffer from the use of [[Gratuitous Spanish]] and [[Five-Token Band|too much focus on the ethnicity]] of the characters.
 
Maya Santos is an [[Genki Girl|energetic pre-teen girl]] of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent who [[Samaritan Syndrome|can't resist helping people with their problems]] even when not asked to; this [[Hilarity Ensues|invariably causes trouble]] but her brother Miguel, despite [[Lampshade Hanging|pointing that out]], always ends up helping her anyway. Everything [[Foregone Conclusion|ends well by the end]] however. The series seems set in the real world; the only unusual sight is how Maya's hairband glows whenever she has an idea, but that seems to be visible only to the viewers. Her [[Catch Phrase]] is "Eso es!" ("That's it!")
 
Other characters in the series include their parents, their grandmother, their friends (which include [[Token White|a white boy]] with only one arm) and Paco, a talking parrot.
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=== Tropes seen in the series: ===
 
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* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]] - Maya, to Miguel (who's three minutes older)
* [[Big Brother Mentor]] - In "I Got to be Mi-guel", Tito thinks Miguel is cool and wants to be like him (much to Maya's jealousy), so Miguel teaches him (which annoys Maya).
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