Why can't Dolores keep a secret?

Due to the nature of her gift, Dolores has a tendency to expose people's secrets even if she does not want to, such as when she blurted out to the village kids that her cousin, Mirabel, did not have a magical gift.
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What is Dolores dark secret in Encanto?

Though Encanto doesn't have a traditional villain, one theory states Dolores could be the film's secret antagonist. According to the fan theory (via Reddit), Dolores wants her family to lose their powers. After all, the gift of super hearing isn't necessarily as helpful as increased strength or instant plant life.
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Why is Dolores so quiet Encanto?

Dolores is the quiet second grandchild of the Madrigal family. Because she has hearing so advanced she can literally hear pins drop on top of the noise in her normal environment, she doesn't like to talk much herself.
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Why didn t Dolores tell the family about Bruno?

One possible explanation for Dolores not telling anyone about Bruno is that she was scared to talk about him. Throughout the course of Encanto, it became increasingly clear that Abuela Alma's expectations were creating tension within the Madrigals.
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Why couldn t Dolores hear Bruno?

For Dolores, his sounds are a regular part of everyday life. From Dolores's line about "rats talking in the walls," it's clear she's probably convinced herself over the years that she's not hearing Bruno – she simply hears rats.
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How long was Bruno missing Encanto?

Bruno has been absent from his family for 10 years, within the walls of La Casa Madrigal. He believes his ability to see the future causes people to assume the worst of his visions, which is why he left (and which also caused him to become more eccentric).
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Who is behind Dolores Encanto?

Adassa as Dolores Madrigal

Adassa voices Dolores, Mirabel's cousin, who can, quite literally, hear a pin drop. Dolores plays a crucial role in the film, when she reveals to the family that she heard Mirabel talking to her dad about Bruno's vision of Mirabel standing in front of a broken Casita.
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Why couldn't Dolores keep Mirabel's secret?

Due to the nature of her gift, Dolores has a tendency to expose people's secrets even if she does not want to, such as when she blurted out to the village kids that her cousin, Mirabel, did not have a magical gift.
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Is Dolores the evil one in Encanto?

Dolores is the closest character to a villain in Disney's Encanto as she uses her magical gift to negatively affect people like Isabela. While Encanto doesn't have a traditional Disney villain, Dolores Madrigal seems the closest to fulfill that role, especially with how she tries to ruin things for her cousin, Isabela.
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What was Abuela's gift in Encanto?

Abuela is the matriarch of the Madrigal family and has her own special power. 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.
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Why does Camilo snap his fingers?

Similarly, when Antonio's room is revealed, Camilo snaps his index finger against the rest of his hand. This is a common gesture for an intense emotion, like when something is incredibly exciting or when the gossip is getting good. When he does this, Camilo is expressing that Antonio's room is fire.
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Does Dolores clap with her fingers?

Fee 🧚🏻‍♀️💖 on Instagram: “I noticed in the movie that Dolores actually claps with her index fingers instead of her hands, probably because normal clapping is too…”
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Why does Mirabel's door vanish?

The door disappeared for Mirabel because her gift would flourish best in a room where there was no magic. Think about the ending when Casita began to break. Everyone lost their powers that they had relied on, and the powers left them just as they tried to reach the flame.
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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 is inside Pepa room Encanto?

Pepa. A brief look inside part of Pepa's room in Encanto shows weather-themed décor in calming colors, which suitably reflects her gift to control the weather. Tiny water droplets decorate the walls, and an anemometer, used to measure wind speed and direction, sits on a side table.
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Who is the villain in Encanto Abuela?

Alma Madrigal is the former main antagonist of Disney's 2021 animated feature film Encanto. She is the matriarch of the Madrigal family, the widowed wife of Pedro, the mother of Julieta, Pepa, and Bruno and the grandmother of Isabela, Dolores, Luisa, Camilo, Mirabel, and Antonio.
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Is Camilo a villain in Encanto?

During "We Don't Talk about Bruno," Camilo's (Rhenzy Feliz) solo verse has him skulking around and talking up Bruno as though he's a terrifying supervillain. Camilo transforms himself into Bruno, giving himself a wicked appearance in an attempt to frighten Mirabel.
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Why is Bruno the villain in Encanto?

There is no one else who made Bruno look evil other than his own family. His mother made him feel unwanted because of his powers, and this forced him to hide from them. Pepa blamed him for ruining her wedding, and Camilo made him look like a monster and said he “feasts on your screams”.
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Did Abuela know Bruno was in the walls?

Did Abuela know Bruno was in the walls? Dolores was only convinced that Bruno never left Encanto, she never realized that Bruno was hiding in the walls. Until the discovery by Mirabel and Antonio, no one other than Bruno seemed to know the Bigger on the Inside nature of the walls.
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Did Dolores know Bruno never left?

When Bruno finally reveals himself to the family, Dolores tells Camilo (Rhenzy Feliz), "I knew he never left." She adds, "I heard him every day." However, another Madrigal family member may have known about Bruno after all.
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Did Mirabel not get a gift because she wiped it?

According to the theory, Mirabel sabotaged her own gift accidentally during her ceremony. After touching a magical candle, Mirabel wipes her hands on her clothes, and fans speculated that this was the reason the young Madrigal didn't get powers. One of the Encanto directors recently debunked the Mirabel theory.
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Why doesn't the one girl in Encanto have a gift?

The reason why Mirabel doesn't get a gift in Encanto is that she already had the brains to take over as the family leader after Abuela Alma. Therefore, the miracle didn't need to give her an additional gift — Mirabel's gift in Encanto is her intellect, which she already received.
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Why does Bruno's room break?

The underlying tension and fracture in family relationships also cause the entire magical house to crumble, but the strengthening of the Madrigals' relationships results in the resurrection of the Casita.
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Why does Bruno throw salt?

Why does Bruno put salt over his shoulder? Despite being able to see the future, Bruno is highly superstitious and performs several different actions to ward off bad luck like knocking on wood, throwing salt over his shoulder, avoiding stepping on cracks, and holding his breath while crossing his fingers.
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Why does Bruno say knock on wood?

Bruno has a few Autistic traits. In the movie, he developed the form of ritual based off of a combination of superstition and possibly sensory stimming. He would “knock knock knock on wood” all around him which is a way of asking for protection in many cultures from certain spirits.
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