Encanto biography

Photo by Disney. Source: Wikimedia [Ang], free use after several months from the date of the Disney cartoon “Encanto” in the cinemas, we can say with confidence that the picture was a real success in Colombia. And although Disney products have been associated with princesses and fairy tales for a long time, the Colombians can be proud of Encanto. The creators of the cartoon have invested enormous efforts in collecting information about the traditions and culture of the country.

Each member of the family has its own magical gift: someone predicts the future, someone heals illness or has inconceivable power. Everything except the granddaughter of the head of the family. Mirabel Madrigal is trying to find his place in the family all his life. Jared Bush and Byron Howard, the producers of the cartoon, along with the Disney Committee, study Colombia from a year.

The poster of the Disney cartoon "Encanto". Photo: Disney, Source: Vikimedia. For free use, they were also consulted by Colombian experts in the field of anthropology, botany, architecture, music and linguistics. It is interesting that almost all dubbing actors are Latin American. The creators of the cartoon were inspired by the beautiful and still relatively unknown sides of Colombia.

Even the Colombians themselves are impressed by the fantastic magical realism of the cartoon in the style of the Colombian writer and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Cumbia, salsa and various songs that sound in the picture allow you to see the multi -culturalness of Colombia. This is also illustrated by traditional symbolism: accordion, Ruan [ang], backpack vauu [POP], Espadrille, Hats and other elements of traditional costumes.

Below is the video of Ruben Dario Salsedo [PSP], the popular Colombian singer. The Encanto also presents the heroes of various ethnic groups - with different skin and eyes, growth, facial features and hair types. The theme of sports is also affected: the cartoon has its most popular local species, such as thaho [Ang] The traditional sport in Colombia on the throwing of metal discs at a distance of 20 meters to the target, which explodes when a disk and football falls into it.

Moreover, the image of the heroine of Louise Madrigal is a tribute to the weightlifter Maria Isabelle Urrutia, who won the very first gold medal of Colombia at the Sydney Olympic Games in the year. The physique of Louise is a reference to the artist and sculptor from Antiokia, Fernando Bothero. For example, Bruno throws salt over his shoulder. It is generally accepted that this action protects in case of difficult or dangerous situations.

And the culture of gossip [SPP] embodies mainly the heroine Dolores Madrigal. To hear how people of all layers of society spread rumors and discuss someone-a rather ordinary situation for Colombia. A wide variety of dishes from such Colombian regions as the “coffee triangle”, the coast and the center of the city of Bogota, represented by ceramics, painted and produced in the city of El-Carmen de Virgin in Eastern Antiokia.

The city is known as the “cradle of manual ceramics” and declared an object of intangible cultural heritage [SPP] in the year.

All this is connected with the heroine Juliet Madrigal, the mother of Mirabel, who wears medicinal plants [SPP] in pockets.