60 Fun Facts About Encanto

What magical gift does Mirabel's older sister Luisa have?

Luisa's gift is Superhuman strength, which she uses to haul runaway donkeys and heavy loads around town; her muscular build made her a viral favourite when the teaser trailer dropped in July 2021.

Isabela, the eldest of the Madrigal sisters, can do what with her gift?

Isabela's gift lets her Make flowers bloom and plants grow at will; her room is a floral bower, and in 'What Else Can I Do?' she conjures cacti and carnivorous sundew.

What is the gift of Mirabel's estranged uncle Bruno?

Seeing the future, and creating visions of it; his prophecies were rarely welcome, which is why the townsfolk and even his own family came to shun him.

Aunt Pepa's gift affects what?

Pepa's gift controls The weather, tied to her mood; a small storm cloud follows her when she is upset, and she famously brought a hurricane to her own wedding day.

Five-year-old Antonio receives which gift at the start of the film?

Antonio's gift is Talking to animals; at his ceremony his door opens onto a rainforest room full of creatures, and he is the first Madrigal child to receive a gift since Mirabel got none.

Cousin Camilo's gift lets him do what?

Camilo's gift is Shapeshifting: he can take on anyone's appearance, using it to cadge extra food and to become a lanky, spooky Bruno in his 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' verse.

Which cousin's gift is extraordinary hearing?

Dolores has extraordinary hearing, able to pick up a pin drop across the Encanto; it makes her the family's reluctant gossip, and she spills Mirabel's vision secret at the dinner table.

How does Mirabel's mother Julieta use her gift?

Arepas from Julieta are the go-to remedy in the Encanto, which is handy given how accident-prone her husband Agustín is.

Alma, the family matriarch, is known throughout the film by what name?

Abuela simply means grandmother in Spanish; the family calls Alma that throughout, with María Cecilia Botero voicing her speech and Olga Merediz her singing.

What do the Madrigals call their living, breathing house?

Casita was born when the candle Alma carried gained magical power, creating a sentient house in a realm bordered by mountains.

Who wrote the film's original songs?

Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the original songs, working on the project from 2016; 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' became the first song from a Disney animated film to top the Hot 100 since 'A Whole New World' in 1993.

Before this film, the songwriter had written the songs for which Disney animated film?

The songwriter co-wrote Moana's songs with Opetaia Foa'i and Mark Mancina; he first hinted at the Colombian project during that film's 2016 publicity tour, five years before Encanto reached cinemas.

Which composer, who had co-written songs for Coco, wrote the film's orchestral score?

Germaine Franco, who had co-written songs for Coco, composed the orchestral score, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score, the first Latina nominated in that category.

Jared Bush and Byron Howard had just finished which Disney film when they chose to make a musical next?

Bush and Howard had just finished Zootopia (2016), a buddy movie about a pair of characters learning about each other, and wanted the opposite: a musical about a dozen relatives in one family.

Encanto holds which number in Walt Disney Animation Studios' official numbered film canon?

Encanto is the 60th film in the Walt Disney Animation Studios canon, which begins with Snow White in 1937; Strange World followed as number 61 in 2022.

Which award did the film win at the 94th Academy Awards?

Encanto won Best Animated Feature at the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022, matching its Golden Globe and BAFTA; its score and song nominations went unrewarded.

Which song earned the film a Best Original Song nomination at the 2022 Academy Awards?

'Dos Oruguitas', meaning 'two little caterpillars', plays over the flashback to Pedro and Alma's story and was nominated for Best Original Song; an English version, 'Two Oruguitas', runs over the end credits.

Which Colombian singer-songwriter performs the film's Academy Award-nominated Spanish-language ballad?

Sebastián Yatra sings the film's Spanish-language ballad over Pedro and Alma's flashback and performed it live at the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony.

The film's nominated ballad lost Best Original Song at the 2022 Academy Awards to which track?

'No Time to Die', Billie Eilish and Finneas's Bond theme, took Best Original Song; critics argued Disney should have submitted its chart-topping ensemble number instead of the ballad.

Who voices Mirabel?

Stephanie Beatriz, born in Argentina to a Colombian father, voices Mirabel; she had sung for the same songwriter that year as Carla in the film of In the Heights.

Mirabel's voice actress is best known for playing which Brooklyn Nine-Nine character?

Mirabel's voice actress played the stone-faced detective Rosa Diaz for the whole run of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 2013 to 2021, about as far from wide-eyed Mirabel as two roles can get.

Which actor voices Bruno?

John Leguizamo, born in Bogotá and raised in Queens, voices Bruno; he has said the role was a tribute to his Colombian roots.

Which Latin pop superstar voices Isabela's handsome suitor?

Maluma voices Mariano Guzmán, the neighbour's son whose engagement dinner with Isabela goes so badly wrong; the Colombian star also voiced him in the Latin American Spanish dub.

Which Disney "good luck charm" actor provides the vocal effects for Pico, the bird in Antonio's room?

Alan Tudyk, who voiced a character in every Disney Animation feature from Wreck-It Ralph (2012) through Encanto, supplies the squawks of Pico, Antonio's bird companion.

What kind of bird is Pico?

Pico is A toucan, the emblematic Colombian bird the animators wanted on screen; it lives in Antonio's jungle room, since Mirabel herself has no animal sidekick.

Where did the film hold its world premiere, a few weeks before it opened in US cinemas?

The world premiere was held at the El Capitan Theatre, Disney's own cinema on Hollywood Boulevard, on November 3, 2021, with the cast and songwriter on the red carpet.

On what date did the film open in US cinemas?

Encanto opened on November 24, 2021, the day before Thanksgiving, against House of Gucci and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, topping the five-day holiday box office.

On what date did the film arrive on Disney+ after its exclusive cinema run?

Encanto landed on Disney+ on December 24, 2021; the Christmas Eve streaming drop, with families home for the holidays, turned a modest box-office performer into a phenomenon.

Which film overtook it as the highest-grossing animation of 2021?

Sing 2, Illumination's sequel released on December 22, 2021, went on to about $408 million worldwide, passing Encanto's total early in 2022.

Which short film was paired with it in cinemas?

Far from the Tree, a wordless short about a raccoon parent and its curious kit, was paired with Encanto in cinemas and again on its home media editions.

For how many weeks did the soundtrack sit at number one on the Billboard 200?

The soundtrack spent 9 nonconsecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 between January and March 2022, driven by streaming of its ensemble gossip number.

It became the first Disney soundtrack to top the Billboard 200 since which film's?

Frozen 2's soundtrack was the last Disney album to reach number one, for a single week in December 2019; Encanto's stayed at the top far longer.

The Bruno ensemble number set a Hot 100 record for most credited artists on a number one. How many?

It also became Disney's longest-reigning Hot 100 chart-topper and the studio's first original song ever to reach number one in the UK.

During early development, Bruno had a different name. What was it?

The songwriter changed it so he could rhyme the character's name with a repeated "no, no, no" in the gossip number.

What is the title of Luisa's solo song about the burden of always being the strong one?

'Surface Pressure', sung by Jessica Darrow, reached the US top ten while the Bruno number sat at the top, a rare pair of simultaneous top-ten hits for a Disney animated film.

The opening number "The Family Madrigal" was modelled on the opener of which earlier Disney musical?

The songwriter modelled it on 'Belle', the opener of Beauty and the Beast (1991), which introduces the whole town in one go; he wanted to prove a dozen relatives could be established in one song.

Mirabel's "Waiting on a Miracle" was written in which time signature to set her apart from her family?

'Waiting on a Miracle' is written in 3/4, a waltz-like meter unlike the rest of the film's songs; the songwriter chose it so Mirabel would feel out of step with her family.

The animators developed a signature dance style for each character. What is Luisa's?

Mirabel's style is Cali salsa; the film was the first from Disney Animation to have choreographers involved from the very start of development.

Encanto's living house was also inspired by which 1988 film about a house that comes alive?

Tim Burton's haunted-house comedy gave the animators a model for a building with a personality of its own.

It was the first Disney Animation film since which 2011 release to use the taller 1.85:1 aspect ratio?

The choice was made to "get closer to the characters", trading widescreen spectacle for intimacy inside the house.

Which small Colombian town gave the filmmakers their architectural inspiration on the 2018 research trip?

Barichara, a hillside town of stone streets and whitewashed walls in Santander, shaped Encanto's architecture; the guide who showed the team around, Alejandra Espinosa Uribe, later became a consultant and a model for Mirabel's look.

The conflict that drives Alma and Pedro from their village echoes which real war from Colombia's history?

The Thousand Days' War (1899–1902), a civil war between Colombia's Liberals and Conservatives, is the conflict Alma flees roughly fifty years before the main story, which is set around 1950.

How many original songs does the film have?

Encanto has Eight original songs by its songwriter, from 'The Family Madrigal' to 'All of You', plus an English version of the ballad over the end credits.

Which Colombian star performs the upbeat, non-diegetic track "Colombia, Mi Encanto"?

Carlos Vives, the vallenato and pop veteran from Santa Marta, sings 'Colombia, Mi Encanto', which plays over the town scenes as a celebration of the country rather than as a character's song.

How many Grammy Awards did the film win at the 65th ceremony?

Encanto won Three Grammys at the 65th ceremony in February 2023: Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, and Best Song Written for Visual Media for the Bruno number.

Which Walt Disney World park announced in 2024 an Encanto ride for 2027, as part of a new Tropical Americas land?

Animal Kingdom's Tropical Americas land, announced at D23 in August 2024, replaces DinoLand U.S.A. and pairs the Encanto attraction with an Indiana Jones ride.

What is the title of the 2024 young adult prequel novel about seventeen-year-old Bruno?

Alex Segura's Encanto: Nightmares and Sueños (2024) follows a teenage Bruno, years before Mirabel's story, as his visions begin to isolate him from the family.

After the first teaser trailer, internet users gave Luisa what nickname?

Her physique made her the breakout of the July 2021 teaser, months before anyone had heard her song.

Each Madrigal wears a symbol of their gift. What is embroidered on Luisa's skirt?

Mirabel, having no gift of her own, wears the symbols of everyone else's on her skirt instead, along with her own face and name.

Bruno has two other personalities he acts out with. What are they called?

One is scared of nothing and the other patches the cracks in the walls, which is roughly how Bruno has spent his decade in hiding.

Mirabel's accident-prone father Agustín keeps getting attacked by what?

Agustín is repeatedly stung by Bees — his face is swollen with stings when Mirabel first finds him — a running gag that shows how hapless he is in a magical family.

Which creatures lead Mirabel to Bruno's hiding place by carrying off pieces of his vision?

Rats carry off the shards of Bruno's vision, leading Mirabel into the walls; they are his only company there, and he uses them to stage tiny telenovelas for himself.

Bruno's shattered final vision is made of what material?

Reassembled, it shows Mirabel standing in front of the cracking house, the image that panics the whole family.

The yellow butterflies seen throughout the film are a nod to which Colombian author?

The yellow butterflies echo Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, where they follow Mauricio Babilonia; the novel's magic realism was a guiding idea for the film.

Bruno's prophecy for the delivery man Osvaldo, which duly came true, was that he would do what?

Osvaldo complains in the gossip number that Bruno told him he would Grow a gut, 'and just like he said' he did — a prophecy Bruno got blamed for merely foreseeing.

How old is Alma, the family matriarch?

Alma is 75: the candle's miracle came fifty years earlier, when she fled her village with newborn triplets at about 25.

What CinemaScore grade did opening-weekend audiences give the film?

Critics were warm too, with a Metacritic score of 75, but it was the Disney+ release rather than reviews that made it a hit.

The 2022 live concert version of the film's music was staged at which venue?

Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl ran for two nights in November 2022, with the original cast performing the songs, and the filmed concert reached Disney+ that December.

Roughly how many animators worked on Encanto, out of a production crew of more than 800 people?

108 animators; Disney had planned to send many of the crew to Colombia in March 2020 as the film moved into production.

What was Encanto's worldwide box-office total?

Encanto grossed about $256.5 million worldwide: $96.1 million in the US and Canada plus roughly $160 million elsewhere, before streaming found it a far bigger audience.