Encanto is an animated motion picture released by the Walt Disney Company in 2021. The movie, set in Colombia, featured Disney’s first entirely Latino voice cast. 
Encanto tells the story of the magical Madrigal family. The family was led to a safe haven and magical home known as Encanto by its matriarch (ruling mother). The Madrigals’ magic comes from the flame of a candle, which grants a unique power to each descendent. The movie’s protagonist (main character), Mirabel, is the only member of the family who did not receive a magical gift. According to prophecy, it is up to her to restore the family’s faltering magic and repair the bonds among the family members.
Members of the Madrigal family include Mirabel (voiced by Stephanie Beatriz); Luisa (Jessica Darrow); Isabela (Diane Guerrero); Pepa (Carolina Gaitán); Félix (Mauro Castillo); Dolores (recording artist Adassa); Camilo (Rhenzy Feliz); Bruno (John Leguizamo); and Abuela Alma (voiced speaking by María Cecilia and sung by Olga Merediz). Colombian singers featured in Encanto include Maluma, who provided the voice of Luisa’s love interest Mariano, and Sebastián Yatra, who sang the film’s main theme, “Dos Oruguitas.”
The film was directed by the American screenwriter Jared Bush and the Japanese-born American animator and character designer Byron Howard. The American playwright Charise Castro Smith co-directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Bush.
The film’s soundtrack, released in 2021, became a worldwide hit. It featured original songs written and composed by the American musical theater composer Lin-Manuel Miranda. It also featured instrumental music by the American composer Germaine Franco. The song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” performed in the film by Adassa, Beatriz, Castillo, Feliz, Gaitán, and Guerrero, reached number 2 on Billboard magazine’s “Hot 100” chart. “Surface Pressure,” performed in the film by Darrow, broke into the chart’s top 10.
