Encanto

> There's a little magic in all of us... almost all of us.
>
> -Tagline

***Encanto***[1] is an American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Walt\_Disney\_Animation\_Studios Walt Disney Animation Studios]. It is scheduled to be released on [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/November\_24 November 24], [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/2021 2021] in the United States and will be the 60th animated feature in the [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Disney\_Animated\_Canon Disney Animated Canon]. Directed by [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Byron\_Howard Byron Howard] and [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Jared\_Bush Jared Bush], the film was written by Bush and [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Charise\_Castro\_Smith Charise Castro Smith].

## Synopsis

*Encanto* tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Colombia Colombia], in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Encanto\_(location) Encanto]. The magic of Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super-strength to the power to heal—every child except for [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Mirabel\_Madrigal Mirabel]. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family’s last hope.[2]

## Cast

* [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Stephanie\_Beatriz Stephanie Beatriz] as [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Mirabel\_Madrigal Mirabel Madrigal][3]
* [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/John\_Leguizamo John Leguizamo] as [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Bruno\_Madrigal Bruno Madrigal][4]
* [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Diane\_Guerrero Diane Guerrero][3] as [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Isabela\_Madrigal Isabela Madrigal][5]
* Jessica Darrow[3] as [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Luisa\_Madrigal Luisa Madrigal][5]
* María Cecilia Botero as Alma Madrigal[3][6]
* Angie Cepeda[3] as Julieta Madrigal[6]
* [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Wilmer\_Valderrama Wilmer Valderrama][3] as Agustín Madrigal[6]
* Carolina Gaitán[3] as Pepa Madrigal[6]
* Mauro Castillo[3] as Félix Madrigal[6]
* Adassa[3] as Dolores Madrigal[6]
* Rhenzy Feliz[3] as Camilo Madrigal[6]
* Ravi-Cabot Conyers as [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Antonio\_Madrigal Antonio Madrigal][6]
* Maluma as Mariano[7]
* [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Alan\_Tudyk Alan Tudyk] as [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Pico Pico]

## Production

### Development

In [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/2016 2016], [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Lin-Manuel\_Miranda Lin-Manuel Miranda] was offered by then-chief creative officer [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/John\_Lasseter John Lasseter] an animated film alongside *[./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Zootopia Zootopia]* director [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Byron\_Howard Byron Howard].[8] By November 2016, Miranda said that he and Howard had begun early work on the project, though Miranda noted that it could take years for the project to come to fruition.[8]

In January 2020, it was reported that Howard and *Zootopia* co-director [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Jared\_Bush Jared Bush] were working on a film centered on a Latino family.[9] *Zootopia* producer [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Clark\_Spencer Clark Spencer] will produce the film alongside Yvett Merino Flores, while Bush will co-write the film's screenplay alongside [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Charise\_Castro\_Smith Charise Castro Smith].[9]

In June 2020, the film was reported to have the working title *Encanto*, and was confirmed to be the project Miranda and Howard were working on since 2016, with Miranda writing songs for the film. It was also reported that the film would center on a magical Brazilian family. However, in June 22, 2020, Miranda stated that the film would be set in Colombia.[2] He also revealed that he had started working on the film's songs.[2] It was also reported that Castro Smith would co-direct the film.[10]

### Music

*Main article: [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Encanto\_(soundtrack) Encanto (soundtrack)]*
By June [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/2020 2020], [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Lin-Manuel\_Miranda Lin-Manuel Miranda] had begun writing the film's music, which will have eight original songs in both Spanish and English.[2] On [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/September\_8 September 8], [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/2021 2021], [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Germaine\_Franco Germaine Franco], co-composer of the songs from *[./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Coco Coco]*, began to score the film.

## Trivia

* The word *Encanto* comes from Spanish and means *charm*, *spell*, or *enchantment*. It is both used as a way to tell a magic incantation and as an adjective for "sweetheart".
	+ This is the second Disney Animated Canon film to have a foreign title. The first being *[./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Saludos\_Amigos Saludos Amigos]*.
		- Coincidentally, both titles are based off of Latin American language.
* This will be [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Lin-Manuel\_Miranda Lin-Manuel Miranda]'s second contribution to a [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Walt\_Disney\_Animation\_Studios Walt Disney Animation Studios] film, after *[./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Moana\_(film) Moana]*.
* This will be the first Disney Animated Canon film to be produced by more than one person since *[./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Big\_Hero\_6 Big Hero 6]*.
* This will be the second Disney Animated Canon film to be released on [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/November\_24 November 24], after *[./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Tangled Tangled]*.
	+ Coincidentally, *Tangled* is the 50th Disney Animated Canon film while *Encanto* is the 60th Disney Animated Canon film.
	+ Both films are also co-directed by Byron Howard.
* This will be the fourth Disney Animated Canon film to explore Latin American culture, after *[./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Saludos\_Amigos Saludos Amigos]*, *[./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The\_Three\_Caballeros The Three Caballeros]* and *[./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The\_Emperor's\_New\_Groove The Emperor's New Groove]*.
	+ This will also be the first Disney Animated Canon film to center on one specific Latin American culture, as *[./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Saludos\_Amigos Saludos Amigos]* and *[./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The\_Three\_Caballeros The Three Caballeros]* were package films with shorts taking place in multiple Latin American countries and *[./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The\_Emperor's\_New\_Groove The Emperor's New Groove]* never made its exact location clear.
* This'll be the first Disney Animated Canon film with a 1:85:1 aspect ratio since *[./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Winnie\_the\_Pooh Winnie the Pooh]*.
* This is the second Disney Animated Canon film released in 2021 that features a female protagonist, after *[./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Raya\_and\_the\_Last\_Dragon Raya and the Last Dragon]* with [./https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Raya Raya].
	+ This marked the first time in history that two human female protagonists from two different Walt Disney Animation Studios films debuted in the same year.

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