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Encanto
''Encanto'' is a 2021 American animated Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, co-directed by Charise Castro Smith, and produced by Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer, with original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and an original score composed by Germaine Franco. The screenplay was written by Castro Smith and Bush, both of whom also conceived the film's story with Howard, Miranda, Jason Hand, and Nancy Kruse. The film stars the voices of Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, , Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda, Carolina Gaitán, Diane Guerrero, and Wilmer Valderrama, with Rhenzy Feliz, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Adassa, and Maluma in additional roles. ''Encanto'' follows a multigenerational Colombians, Colombian family, the Madrigals, led by a matriarch whose children and grandchildren—except for Mirabel Madrigal—receive magical gifts from a mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirabel Madrigal
Mirabel Madrigal is a fictional character that appears in the Walt Disney Animation Studios' film, ''Encanto'' (2021). Created by directors and writers Jared Bush and Byron Howard and Charise Castro Smith, Mirabel is depicted as an imperfect, quirky, emotional, and empathetic 15-year-old girl who is the only member of the Madrigal family who does not receive a magical gift. When their "miracle" begins to fade, Mirabel takes it upon herself to save the magic, learning of her familial troubles. From the outset of the character's development, Mirabel was conceived as the only member of her family without a gift. The film's draft plot depicted her desperately searching for a gift, but the character's motivation was adjusted to a desire to be noticed, which was deemed more relatable for the audience. Mirabel's physical appearance is based on that of tourist guide Alejandra Espinosa Uribe; Mirabel's design began with her skirt, whose extensive embroidery represents her personality. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda (; born January 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper, and librettist. He created the Broadway musicals '' In the Heights'' and ''Hamilton'', and the soundtracks for the animated films '' Moana'', '' Vivo'', and '' Encanto''. He has received numerous accolades including a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, three Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards, two Emmy Awards, and five Grammy Awards, along with nominations for two Academy Awards. He received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2018. Miranda made his Broadway debut in 2008, writing the music and lyrics for and starring in the musical ''In the Heights'', which won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Best Original Score and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. It was later adapted as a 2021 film of the same name. Miranda returned to Broadway in 2015, writing the script, music, and lyrics, as well as starring in the musical ''Hamilton'', which was praised by critics and be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that produces animated feature films and short films for the Walt Disney Company. The studio's current production logo features a scene from its first synchronized sound cartoon, ''Steamboat Willie'' (1928). Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney after the closure of Laugh-O-Gram Studio, it is the List of animation studios, longest-running animation studio in the world. It is currently organized as a division of Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios and is headquartered at the Roy E. Disney Animation Building at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank, California. Since its foundation, the studio has produced List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films, 63 feature films, from ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1937), which is also the first hand dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Beatriz
Stephanie Beatriz Bischoff Alvizuri (born February 10, 1981) is an American actress. She is known for playing Detective Rosa Diaz in the Fox/ NBC comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2013–2021), Quiet in the Peacock action-comedy series ''Twisted Metal'' (2023–present), and Carla in the musical film '' In the Heights'' (2021), and voicing Mirabel Madrigal in the Disney animated film '' Encanto'' (2021) and Vaggie in the adult animated musical series ''Hazbin Hotel'' (2024–present). Early life Beatriz was born in Neuquén, Argentina, on February 10, 1981, to a Colombian father and a Bolivian mother. She arrived in the United States at the age of two with her parents and a younger sister. Beatriz grew up in Webster, Texas, outside of Houston, and attended Clear Brook High School. As a child, her mother took Beatriz and her sister to arts exhibits and events, something she credits for raising her awareness of potential careers in the arts. She became interested in ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Darrow
Jessica Darrow (born January 7, 1995) is an American actress and singer best known for voicing the character Luisa Madrigal in Disney's ''Encanto'' and for playing Mikki Easton in '' Fifteen-Love.'' Early life Darrow was born in Miami, Florida. She is of Cuban descent. As a teenager, she watched Disney films and listened to songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Darrow attended and graduated from Rutgers University. Career Darrow's first film role was Sarah in the 2019 film '' Feast of the Seven Fishes,'' directed by Robert Tinnell. She rose to fame in 2021 acting in the Disney animated feature film ''Encanto'' as the voice of Luisa Madrigal. She sang one of the film's most popular songs, " Surface Pressure", which was certified platinum by the RIAA and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 2022. Darrow voiced Mimi in '' Grand Theft Auto Online''s 2021 update "Los Santos Tuners." Personal life In an interview for ''Deadline Hollywood,'' Darrow voiced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Guerrero
Diane Guerrero (born ) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as inmate Maritza Ramos in the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'' and Lina on ''Jane the Virgin''. Her role on ''Orange Is the New Black'' has contributed to three consecutive wins for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Guerrero is the author of ''In the Country We Love, In the Country We Love: My Family Divided'', a memoir about her parents being detained and deported when she was fourteen. She starred as Crazy Jane, Jane in the HBO Max, Max action-drama series ''Doom Patrol (TV series), Doom Patrol''. She also voiced the character Isabela Madrigal in the 2021 Disney film ''Encanto''. Early life and education Guerrero was born in Passaic, New Jersey, to Colombian parents and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. As the only member of her immediate family with Citizenship in the United States, American citizenship, she chose to remain in the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adassa
Adassa is the stage name of Hadassa Nohemi Candiani (born February 5, 1981), is an American urban reggaeton singer and songwriter. She is known for her Latin-infused dance-pop music and has released several albums throughout her career, including "Kamasutra" and "Adassa." Her music career spans from urban reggaeton to Christian music. Adassa has also worked in the entertainment industry as a voice actress, including her role as the character Dolores in the Disney movie ''Encanto''. She received nominations for Collaboration of the Year and Favorite Pop Song at the 2022 American Music Awards for her work on the viral hit song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from the movie's soundtrack. Adassa also performed the National Anthem at the Homestead Miami Speedway for the Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR. Early life Adassa was born in Miami, Florida, and raised in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, by her Colombian parents. Career She has toured and collaborated with artists such as Daddy Yankee, Lil' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvett Merino
Yvett Merino is a film producer who served as a main producer for the film Disney's ''Encanto''. As producer, she won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, with Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Clark Spencer. Personal life Merino's grandparents are from Mexico. Her father was a machinist, and her mother was an office manager. She grew up in Norwalk, California, and studied sociology at University of California Santa Barbara. Working as a social worker for a year, she began taking temp placements outside of that role, including at Disney. Career Merino began with Disney Animation in the 1990s, expecting to stay for five years. Merino was a software engineer and technology administration manager for '' Chicken Little'' (2005), and promotional support for ''Meet the Robinsons'' (2007). Having worked up through the technology department to the role of administrative manager, ''Tangled'' (2010) producer Roy Conli asked her to manage the editing department, which made her a prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhenzy Feliz
Rhenzy Feliz is an American actor, who is best known for playing Alex Wilder in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series '' Runaways'', voicing Camilo Madrigal in Disney's 2021 animated feature film ''Encanto'' and playing Victor Aguilar in the HBO series ''The Penguin''. Life and career Feliz was born in The Bronx to a single mother. He soon moved and grew up in Florida. After his mother remarried, they moved to Los Angeles and he attended Santa Monica High School where he majored in Drama as he gained an interest in it. He and his team were finalists in the 2016 August Wilson Monologue Competition and The Music Center's Spotlight Program where he gained recognition. Feliz performed a monologue from the play ''Two Trains Running''. In 2017, Feliz landed the role of Alex Wilder in '' Marvel's Runaways''. He made a guest appearance on ''Kevin (Probably) Saves the World'' as Marc, "a young man who has left home in search of adventure". In 2021, Feliz voiced the character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Cecilia Botero
María Cecilia Botero Cadavid (born 13 May 1955) is a Colombian actress, television presenter and journalist. Biography Beginnings She studied anthropology long before becoming an actress. She is the daughter of former actor, librettist and director Jaime Botero Gómez. She is the niece of Dora Cadavid. Botero began her acting career with production ''El Fantasma de The Canterville Ghost, Canterville'' (1971), alongside Carlos Benjumea, Maruja Toro, Enrique Pontón and Franky Linero. She replaced Mariela Hijuelos, who died during the recording of ''La Vorágine'' (1975). She was Manuela Sáenz, Manuela Saénz in the series ''Bolívar, el hombre de las dificultades''(1981). She was María Cándida in ''La Pezuña del Diablo'' (1983), Yadira La Ardiente in ''Caballo Viejo'' (1988) and Sándalo Daza in ''Música Maestro'' (1990). Her brothers Óscar Botero and Ana Cristina Botero are also actors. Professional career She debuted as movies actress in 1972, when she starred in the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron Howard
Byron P. Howard (born December 26, 1968) is an American animator, character designer, story artist, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as one of the directors of the Walt Disney Animation Studios films '' Bolt'' (2008), ''Tangled'' (2010), ''Zootopia'' (2016), ''Encanto'' (2021), and the upcoming '' Zootopia 2'' (2025). He is the first LGBT director to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature twice for his work on ''Zootopia'' and ''Encanto''. Early life and education Howard was born in Misawa, Japan, and raised in both the outskirts of Philadelphia and Issaquah, Washington, United States, in a middle-class family. He attended Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.Ally Sikora"A long, drawn-out process,"'' St. Petersburg Times'', September 15, 2003. Career Howard began his career at Disney as a tour guide at Disney MGM Studios. Howard had dreamed of working for Disney, and had written to Master Animator Frank Thomas, one of Disney's Nine Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Gaitán
Carolina del Pilar Gaitán Lozano (born 4 April 1984) is a Colombian actress and singer. She studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York and has been awarded two Premios Tu Mundo from Telemundo. She has starred in many series with lead roles in ''Celia'', '' Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso'', and '' Narcos'', among many others. She has also worked on several musicals at Colombia's National Theater. As a singer, she has lent her voice to many TV theme songs and has her album composed by her. Her musical project combines the sounds of various tropical currents empowering Latin women with salsa, son, and bolero, among others. She participated in ''The Greatest Showman'' promotional theme "This is Me" and voiced Pepa Madrigal in the 2021 Disney animated film ''Encanto ''Encanto'' is a 2021 American animated Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Jared Bush and B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
