What is Abuela's gift in Encanto?

Like Mirabel, Abuela wasn't granted a gift by the Encanto, but instead is the holder of power for the entire family. As the keeper of the candle, Abuela oversees the magic of the Encanto and its community. However, it isn't actually the candle that keeps the magic alive, it is the Madrigal family.
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What was the Grandma's gift in Encanto?

Alma was able to escape into the mountains with her children and fellow refugees, where she found a hidden "Encanto," and by a miracle the candle she held onto was imbued with magic, allowing their Casita to spring to life and gain sentience.
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Does Mirabel get a gift at the end of Encanto?

Encanto's Mirabel Had A Gift All Along

Like Alma, Mirabel puts others before herself, and is willing to sacrifice for the good of the family and the village. When Mirabel's image appears on the door of the rebuilt house at the film's end, it's evident that Mirabel will follow Abuela Alma as a family leader.
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Does Abuelita have a gift?

Essentially, Abuela and Mirabel have the same gift: to bring everyone together with love and support. This is illustrated by scenes like their heart-to-heart by the river, the song "All of You" which Mirabel and Abuela lead together, and even small details like Mirabel and Casita's very close bond.
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What is the real gift in Encanto?

Encanto's Mirabel Has Always Had Her Gift

Since Mirabel has two sisters representing beauty and brawn, it makes sense that her gift is brains/smarts. After all, having a female trio with beauty, brawn, and brains is a common trope in storytelling. However, Encanto puts a twist on it by not calling Mirabel the brains.
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Why does Mirabel have no powers?

Abuela Alma Caused Mirabel's Lack Of Powers

As shown with Alma's reaction to Isabela (Diane Guerrero) potentially getting married, she views the marriages as a chance to "bring a new generation of magical blessings" for the family.
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Does Maribel get powers?

By the end of the movie, Mirabel and the rest of the Madrigals are finally able to understand each other. They learn to see each other as people, beyond their special gifts and prescribed family roles. But while the Madrigals are able to embrace their imperfections, Mirabel never does get any powers.
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Does Alma Madrigal have a gift?

Abuela Alma doesn't possess any particular gift, due to being the one who found the miracle that blessed the Madrigal family in the first place. Instead, she is in charge of all magic of the family.
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Does alma have a gift Encanto?

Alma was given the magical Encanto to raise her triplets and honor her late husband's sacrifice to give them a better life. As the keeper of the candle that never burned out, which bestowed supernatural gifts on her descendants, Alma had the important role of protecting its flame and ensuring that the magic continued.
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What is Marabellas gift in Encanto?

Mirabel possesses, much like her Abuela, the gift of keeping the family together. Mirabel's gift is the gift of showing them their best traits and helping them to love themselves for who they are. Mirabel is part of the glue that holds the family together, someone who sees the light even in the darkness.
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Does Mirabel actually have a gift?

It turns out that she did not get skipped over when it came to the miraculous gifts of the Madrigal family, but is, in fact, the gift itself. While she doesn't have any tangible abilities, Mirabel's special power is love and her ability to bring the family back together allows the magic to come back.
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Is Mirabel The miracle?

However, the ending reveals Mirabel's gift: the miracle itself. She keeps her family's gifts alive and helps them flourish despite apparently not having tangible powers. When she helps Isabela accept herself, the cracks in Casita heal and her sister discovers new abilities.
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Did Mirabel get a power?

Since Mirabel doesn't have powers, she can lead the village into modern times and a world without magic. Much like Abuela Alma protected the family and the village in the past, Mirabel will do so in the future.
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What is Julieta gift in Encanto?

A nurturing caretaker, Julieta was gifted with the power to cook healing foods.
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What is Antonio's gift in Encanto?

Antonio Madrigal

On his fifth birthday, Antonio receives the special gift of communicating with animals. He is Pepa and Félix's youngest child, and he looks up to and admires Mirabel, seeing her as an older sister figure.
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What is Camilo's gift in Encanto?

His magical gift is the ability to shapeshift. Camilo, Pepa and Félix's middle child, was born to entertain.
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What is Luisa's gift in Encanto?

Like the rest of her Madrigals, Luisa was given a magical gift from her family's heritage. In her case, that gift is superhuman strength. But her plotline reminds lifters of all strength sports (and Luisa can crush them all) how important it is to take time to rest and prioritize other aspects of your life.
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Why does Maribel have no gift?

Due to the magic being unstable then and the other family members being sad, she couldn't get a gift because Abuela lost sight of what the Miracle was for: To help the family and make them happy. I'll write some more later.
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Does Maribel have a gift?

But in the film, when Mirabel finally is able to put her hand on a doorknob after her childhood attempt fails, it brings the magical casita of the Madrigals back to life. Perhaps her gift is the greatest one, the power to keep her family, their home and all their magical separate gifts, together and thriving.
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What is Luisa's gift?

Luisa's gift is simple: She's incredibly, impossibly strong. Luisa provides all the muscle the village could ever need, even capable of transporting a church with her bare hands.
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What is Mirabel gift?

After all, Mirabel Madrigal's true gift is walking in Abuela Alma's footsteps, guiding the family and helping when they're in need. Abuela Alma even says she asked Pedro for help, and he sent Mirabel to her.
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What is Mirabel's gift in Encanto Reddit?

When Mirabel puts the doorknob into the door, the house's miracle glows from her hand, into the house, and then provides the family its gifts again. The family's gifts are returned when Mirabel gets her door. Her gift is to continue the Miracle in any way she can.
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What is the story of Abuela's candle in Encanto?

After Pedro Madrigal sacrifices himself to protect his family and village from marauders, Alma cries out in grief, and the Colombian forest seemingly gives her an enchanted candle, a sentient house, and mountains to protect her village. Her family members also receive superpowers when they get older.
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