'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.

In Rome's EUR district, where the silence of the night echoes with the mysterious disappearance of a little girl, two strangers meet on a night bus crossing the city. Francesco is a young man on the margins of society, an ironic vagabond who lives by his wits, with a bottle in his backpack and a stubborn desire to dream. Carlotta wears an elegant fur coat and introduces herself as a famous cellist on tour, but behind her tired eyes and confident voice, one senses a different reality, one of long nights.
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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