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Nov 17, 2021 · Encanto producers Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer on what makes Mirabel special, their favorite supporting characters, and working at Disney Animation.
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When Encantodirectors Byron Howard and Jared Bush pitched Castro Smith the concept of the film — about the one person in a Colombian family who doesn’t possess magical powers — the story immediately resonated with her on multiple levels. “Immediately my heart sort of exploded,” recalls Castro Smith. “I related so much to that feeling of being a you...
“I always call these animated films tiny little miracles,” says Merino, who produced Encantowith Clark Spencer. “At peak, we probably had close to 500 artists working [with a total of 800 crew]. And on top of that, we did not start production — not one frame of this film — until the summer of 2020, so we did it all from home over Zoom during the pa...
Franco first caught the music bug at age 10 when her parents bought her a drum kit. “I was just immersed in Latin music,” says the composer of growing up in El Paso, Texas, just across the border from the northern Mexican city Ciudad Juárez, where her family would make Sunday pilgrimages. “We would go to the market, to restaurants, to the plaza. Th...
Feb 15, 2024 · To help you celebrate Black History Month and every month afterwards, we've rounded up a variety of genres from films new and old. From acclaimed documentaries like A Ballerina's Tale and 3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets to films that confront the horrors of slavery and systemic racism like 12 Years A Slave , 13th , and The Hate U Give, some films are ...
Oct 13, 2022 · As part of UC San Diego’s commemoration of Latinx Heritage Month, acclaimed producer Yvett Merino is visiting campus on Oct. 28 to deliver a celebratory keynote address.
Oct 9, 2021 · A film about the complexities and interconnectedness of families, Encanto centers on the Madrigal family and their magical home, and particularly on Mirabel, the only member of her large family without a magical gift. Set in the South American country of Colombia and featuring music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Encanto is the 60th animated feature ...
Sep 29, 2021 · Encanto producers Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer chat about bringing the Madrigal family to life in Disney's upcoming magical animated film.
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Encanto. Encanto is a 2021 American animated 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 (in her feature directorial debut), and produced by Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer, with original songs written by ...
