Encanto is a 2021 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. As Miranda had expected from that experience, Disney Animation initially resisted moving forward with a dozen main characters for Encanto. Castro Smith sought to create a distinct, imperfect, and completely human character in Mirabel, one that spoke to the lives of many Latinas while also being relatable to viewers globally.

The residents of the Encanto dress in neutral tones; thus, the main family are distinguished by their vivid colors. Quindío, Cocora Valley and Barichara in Santander were some of the places that the Encanto production team visited in Colombia to develop the film.She is the author of Magical Realism for Non-Believers: A Memoir of Finding Family and two middle-grade novels, What If a Fish and Meet Me Halfway. You can still hear the songs in your head, and the information and feelings contained in the songs are still included, just in a way that feels less awkward. It’s essentially the plot of the movie but expanded with point of view chapters from Luisa and Isabela alongside Mirabel’s.

it becomes an exciting, nuanced, complex magical realist adventure" that propels Disney into "a new era". On June 22, 2020, Miranda confirmed on Good Morning America that he and Bush were working on an animated Disney film set in Colombia, with Bush and Byron Howard directing, and Charise Castro Smith co-directing. Luisa loves helping people, but she wishes people wanted her help for things other than her strength. Various social media trends surrounding Encanto had "people posting videos of their children recognizing themselves for perhaps the first time in the movie's characters.Abuelo Pedro's Death In "Encanto" Was Originally Supposed To Be Much Darker, And 72 Other "Encanto" Behind-The-Scenes Details".