What culture is Encanto based on?

The film features various regions, customs and landscapes of Colombia. This means that although the story is universal, Colombian
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played a starring role. If you're not familiar with the country, here are several cultural references in "Encanto" only Colombians noticed.
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Is Encanto culturally accurate?

'” Osma and Rendon both became members of the Colombian Cultural Trust, a 10-member group of specialists — historians and anthropologists, biologists and botanists — dedicated to the movie's details. “Encanto” has been praised for its cultural accuracy.
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Is Encanto based on Hispanic culture?

She was enthralled with everything about "Encanto", from the soundtrack to its realistic depiction of Latino culture and the family's strict matriarch, Abuela.
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What country is Encanto based on?

Local guide Alejandra Espinosa was hired as a cultural consultant for the animated movie which takes inspiration from the Colombian town of Barichara.
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What is Disney's Encanto based on?

Famed for its architecture and mountains, Salento, in the centre-west of Colombia, helped inspire the Oscar-winning animated Disney film "Encanto.
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The Culture of Disney's ENCANTO



What does Mirabel's dad say in Spanish?

In short, Agustín actually meant to say the Spanish curse word “mierda,” which translates to “s—t” in English. But he refrained from doing so and instead said “Wednesday.” According to #Encanto Twitter, this is a common practice in the Colombian community as a way to avoid profanity around children.
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Who is Mirabel based on?

until you realise that it's taken almost a century to put glasses on a princess. Alice speaks with 12 year old Lowri Moore and her mother Cyrilyn whose letter helped inspire the producers to keep Mirabel in frames.
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Is Encanto based on Puerto Rico?

Disney's latest animated film "Encanto" tells the tale of the Madrigal family who lives hidden in the mountains of Colombia. They live in an Encanto, which is an enchanted house, or casita, in Colombia.
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What is Mirabel's dad allergic to?

Personality. Agustín is a kind and bubbly man who cares very much about Mirabel, Isabela, and Luisa; Mirabel describes him as "meaning well". He is very accident-prone, and his allergy to bees causes him to require Julieta's healing food on a regular basis.
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Will there be an Encanto 2?

Encanto 2 is still just a dream to fans of the first film. Despite garnering an Oscar win, there has yet to be any rumblings of a sequel to the lauded Disney film despite former Disney boss Bob Chapek referring to Encanto as a "franchise" during an earnings call in February 2022.
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What race is Pepa Madrigal?

Pepa has a much paler skin tone and different hair color than almost everyone in the entire family, reflecting the racial/color diversity in some Latino/Colombian families.
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What race are the madrigals?

The Madrigals are a mestiza, or mixed-race, Colombian family. Each family member has different skin tones, hair types and features, and one branch of the family is Afro-Latino, a group that is even more underrepresented in media than non-Black Latinos.
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Which country is Moana based on?

Set in ancient Polynesia, the film tells the story of Moana, the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a coastal village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti.
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What culture is Coco?

Coco delivers a compelling story through its most significant value on Mexican heritage and emphasis on the tradition of Día De Los Muertos. This film strives to finely interlace cultural references into its story, using real Mexican figures and locations as inspiration for character design and setting.
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Which country is Coco?

The concept for Coco is inspired by the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead. The film was scripted by Molina and Matthew Aldrich from a story by Unkrich, Jason Katz, Aldrich, and Molina. Pixar began developing the animation in 2016; Unkrich and some of the film's crew visited Mexico for research.
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What culture is Aladdin?

While the movie is set in a city based on Baghdad, Iraq, Aladdin contains aspects of multiple Middle Eastern and Asian cultures.
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Why can't Mirabel's mom fix her eyes?

According to Bush, Julieta saw no reason to "fix" Mirabel's eyesight, since it is "just who [she is] and she wouldn't want to change it." See Bush's post and the original fan story below. A similar discussion came about when Harry Potter had his glasses magically mended in The Sorcerer's Stone.
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Did the dad cuss in Encanto?

In short, Agustín actually meant to say the Spanish curse word “mierda,” which translates to “s—t” in English. But he refrained from doing so and instead said “Wednesday.” According to #Encanto Twitter, this is a common practice in the Colombian community as a way to avoid profanity around children.
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Is Encanto ok for Christians?

It contains overt Christian references, themes, images, and symbolism, which form the backdrop to the story and the magical plot. ENCANTO paints a rich, rewarding, heartwarming portrait of an extended family.
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Are Colombians Latino or Hispanic?

Hispanic refers to language. Hispanic if you and/or your ancestry come from a country where they speak Spanish. Latino refers to geography. Specifically, to Latin America, to people from the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic), South America (Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, etc.)
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Why is Puerto Rico called La Isla del Encanto?

The island is also popularly known in Spanish as la isla del encanto, meaning "the island of enchantment". Columbus named the island San Juan Bautista, in honor of Saint John the Baptist, while the capital city was named Ciudad de Puerto Rico ("Rich Port City").
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Is Mirabel Puerto Rican?

Mirabel is a 15-year-old Colombian girl of a 5'2" height, curly chin-length black hair, thick eyebrows, hazel eyes, and visibly dark shade of freckles on her nose and cheeks.
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Is Mirabel straight?

Mirabel's sexuality is never explicitly revealed in Encanto but fans think that she could be bisexual based on a rainbow that's in the colours of the bisexual flag appearing on her dress throughout the film.
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What is Mirabel's dads gift?

Personality. Having married into the family, Agustín has no magical gift of his own, and understands what it is like not to feel as though he belongs in the family. He tries his best to comfort his youngest daughter, Mirabel, due to her being the only Madrigal child (who was born in the family) without a magical gift.
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