Following the reveal of a poster yesterday, Disney has now unveiled the teaser trailer and a second poster for forthcoming animated feature ‘Encanto‘.
‘Encanto’ tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous,Ā charmed placeĀ calledĀ an Encanto. The all-new original film features the voice ofĀ Stephanie Beatriz as Mirabel, an ordinary 15-year-old whoās struggling to find her place in her family.Ā
āMirabel is a really funny, loving character who also deeply yearns for something more,ā says Beatriz. āSheās also not afraid to stand up for what she knows is rightāsomething I love and relate to very much.
āIām Colombian on my fatherās side, and playing this role fills me with immense pride,ā continues Beatriz. āAs a Disney kid, Iād burn through my VHS tapes and adored every single magical story that the world of Disney introduced me to. I learned in those that stories that anything is possible, especially if you believe in magic and the goodness rooted deep inside us all.ā
In the film, the magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal – every child except one, Mirabel. But when sheĀ discovers that the magic surrounding theĀ Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional familyāsĀ last hope.Ā
The voice cast also includesĀ MarĆa Cecilia Botero,Ā Wilmer Valderrama,Ā Adassa,Ā Diane Guerrero,Ā Mauro Castillo,Ā Angie Cepeda, Jessica Darrow,Ā Rhenzy Feliz and Carolina Gaitan.Ā
The new trailer includes an original song from the film, ‘Colombia, Mi Encanto’, performed by singer, songwriter and actor Carlos Vives, whoās a native of Santa Marta, Colombia.Ā
āThis song is a celebration of the magical diversity of Colombia,ā says Vives. āI canāt wait to see how the music will blend with the images and the characters inspired by the āencantoā of Colombians.ā
The film features all-new songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda (‘Hamilton’) and is directed by Byron Howard (‘Zootopia’, ‘Tangled’) and Jared Bush (co-director ‘Zootopia’), co-directed by Charise Castro Smith (writer ‘The Death of Eva Sofia Valdez’) and produced by Clark Spencer and Yvett Merino.Ā Bush and Castro Smith are screenwriters on the film.
TheĀ filmmakers were deeply inspired by their research trip to Colombia during early development of ‘Encanto’, as well as their continuous work with a group of expert consultants assembled through the course of the filmās production.Ā
Walt Disney Animation Studiosā ‘Encanto’ opens inĀ cinemasĀ November 26, 2021.Ā