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Sep 29, 2021 · Published 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. Disney eschews an individualistic narrative for an homage to family in Encanto , arriving in theaters on November 24.
- Tatiana Hullender
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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...
Sep 29, 2021 · Producer Clark Spencer shared the following about getting these first-hand accounts: One of the key things was, and I give [producer] Yvette [Merino] so much credit for this, is she brought...
Mar 5, 2022 · Director Byron Howard joined producer Yvett Merino and composer Germaine Franco on a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees event to discuss Encanto, the Disney movie that is...
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Oct 17, 2023 · Yvette Merino, the producer of Encanto, mentioned that they are exploring different ways to keep the world of Encanto alive, including the possibility of attractions at Disney Parks. Encanto...
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Sep 29, 2021 · 94.6K subscribers. Subscribed. 35. 977 views 2 years ago #Encanto #Interviews #ScreenRant. Encanto producers Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer chat about bringing the Madrigal family to life in...
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Oct 13, 2022 · Merino is the Academy Award-winning producer of “Encanto,” as well as the first Latina to receive the Oscar for Animated Feature. Since arriving at Walt Disney Animation Studios more than 25 years ago, she has worked on an array of popular animated features such as “Moana” and “Big Hero 6.”
