Barbie has launched a new doll in honor of the celebrated Chilean writer Isabel Allende to kick off the Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations. The doll, now available for pre-sale online, features Allende in a striking red evening gown with a single-shoulder cape,

Chilean author Isabel Allende, one of the world's most widely read Spanish-language writers, will be immortalized in recycled plastic with her own Barbie doll, alongside her dog Perla and a miniature replica of her first novel.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Isabel Allende, author of "The House of Spirits," is getting her own Barbie doll.

Isabel Allende is a storyteller, known as being one of the most successful Spanish language authors around the globe. Her writing and creation of stories have e