'Encanto': Colorful Characters, Intergenerational Trauma, and Fun Music
Disney's newest Latine animated musical, 'Encanto', features a super colorful cast, fun music, and a surprising conflict about intergenerational trauma.

While the city of Cadiz helds the carnival festivities, in the solitary deck of a boat a nice old man contemplates excited the party. For many years he has visited his hometown and now he fears to face the absence of his loved ones. He remembers the welcome extended to him the last time he returned from the campaign in Cuba, his youth and migration.
Disney's newest Latine animated musical, 'Encanto', features a super colorful cast, fun music, and a surprising conflict about intergenerational trauma.
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