About “Encanto” in a few words:

Encanto is a 2021 American musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. The movie tells the story of the Madrigal family, who live in a magical Colombian town called Encanto. Each member of the family has a unique magical power except for the youngest, Mirabel. When the magic of the town is threatened, Mirabel must use her wit and resourcefulness to save her family and their home. With catchy songs and heartwarming storytelling, Encanto is a must-watch movie for all ages.

Meet the friends from Encanto

Mirabel

Oh Mirabel is the chaotic heart of everything — tiny, fierce, forever in glasses and a dress that looks like it was stitched from a thousand happy mistakes. She’s the underdog who refuses to accept the rules, asking a million questions and fixing things nobody else noticed needed fixing (also she talks to walls sometimes, not kidding). She cares so hard and it’s messy and loud and sometimes she trips over her own bravery, but mostly she just keeps trying and that makes her impossible not to love. There’s this weird little habit where she hums when she’s thinking and then blames it on the house, which is adorable and slightly suspicious.

Abuela Alma

Abuela is all matriarch energy — strict, wrapped in tradition, with those tiny eyes that miss nothing and a will like iron, but also secretly soft as tamale dough when it’s midnight and the family’s falling apart. She runs the household like a general but her rules are armor, not cruelty, because she is terrified of losing what she built (trauma + love combo, the weirdest mix). She bangs the spoon, keeps lists, remembers birthdays and grievances with equal clarity — honestly, don’t cross her, but also she smells like cinnamon and grandma blankets, which is confusing in the best way. Occasionally she cries into a corner and then scolds herself for it, which feels human and kind of heroic.

Julieta

Julieta is the literal kitchen witch who heals with food and also your mood, your scraped knee, your existential dread — there’s always a remedy simmering on her stove. She’s gentle, warm, endlessly patient, and her cooking is basically a personality: comforting, reliable, wildly effective (and sometimes suspiciously spicy if she’s had a long day). She has this thing where she keeps herbs pressed in books and carries a secret emergency tortilla in her apron, which is both practical and hilarious. Also, she’s low-key tougher than she looks; don’t underestimate the mom with the cast-iron pan.

Isabela

Isabela starts off picture-perfect — poised, flowers in hand, like a walking botanical ad — but then you realize she’s also wildly creative and can be totally reckless with petals, vines, and expectations. She’s obsessed with beauty, yes, but her idea of perfect keeps changing, which is thrilling because one second she’s a queen of symmetry and the next she’s throwing cactus confetti everywhere. She smells faintly of jasmine and mischief, and there’s this surprising streak of sass that makes her more fun than the statues in her garden would suggest. Contradiction alert: she’s both the vision and the chaos who grows roses through the ceiling when bored.

Luisa

Luisa is pure strength personified — the big sister you rely on to carry furniture and feelings, solid as a rock and secretly very worried about cracking. She flexes and solves and keeps a strict schedule of “things that must be done now,” but her facade hides this small, terrified voice that sometimes asks for help and then immediately pretends it didn’t. She’s practical, stubborn, and also oddly tender; she writes motivational notes on her arms and may have a tiny stuffed animal she refuses to admit she sleeps with. Sometimes she acts like nothing bothers her and then texts in all caps at 2 a.m., which is so very human and honestly kind of adorable.

Pepa

Pepa is weather in person — a live dramatic forecast who will cry a hurricane if she stubbed her toe and then sunshine five minutes later because reasons. She manages the sky with her feelings, makes storms for flair, and wears dramatic hand gestures like accessories; you never know if you’re getting a drizzle or a monsoon. She’s theatrical and so loud and somehow the life of every room even when she’s sulking in a corner under a big hat. Quirky bit: she collects tiny umbrellas for no reason and has a playlist for “mood management” that includes accordion and dramatic strings.

Antonio

Antonio is small, wide-eyed, and literally speaks fluent animal, which is the coolest power ever and also the sweetest. He’s the kid who can make friends with anything that has a heartbeat and then insist you meet them all — frogs, parrots, a suspiciously affectionate capybara — and you kind of end up loving them too. He’s shy with humans sometimes but brave in this quiet, thoughtful way, like he’s cataloging feelings and tail wags in his head before deciding what to say. Also he has this tiny ritual of tapping three times before introducing himself to new animals, which may or may not be tradition, but it works.

Camilo

Camilo is a walking, talking prank, a shapeshifter with a grin that says “watch this” and then does it, and somehow always lands on being hilarious and slightly unsettling. He loves attention, morphs into your aunt at family dinners, and practices voices in the mirror like it’s a sport — dramatic, a little extra, absolutely committed. Beneath the mischief there’s loyalty though; he uses his talent to protect people he cares about, which makes the clown act feel like armor. Little odd detail: he leaves tiny, perfect sock impressions wherever he goes, which is either a power thing or just him being petty, hard to tell.

Dolores

Dolores hears everything. Like, everything. She’s the quiet one in the corner with the overload of gossip in her head and a face that says she knows what you said three rooms ago. She’s sharp, observant, and has a dry sense of humor that catches you off guard — also slightly creepy in the best way? She holds secrets like some people hold flowers, delicate and complex, and chooses exactly when to drop them (which is terrifying if she’s annoyed with you). Oh and she twirls a fork when she’s thinking, which is oddly calming unless you’re the subject of her eavesdropping.