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Mariano
Mariano Guzmán
"I just have so much love inside."
Voiced by: Maluma (English & Spanish), Gianfranco Miranda (Italian), Shunsuke Takeuchi (Japanese), Felipe Araújo (Brazilian Portuguese), Zura Gorgadze (Georgian), Martin Watier (Canadian French speaking), Benoit Cauden (European French + Canadian singing), Anders Bye (Norwegian)
The hottest young man in town, and Isabela's prospective husband as well as the man Dolores crushes on.
- Ambiguously Absent Parent: Mariano's always shown with his grandmother and during "All of You" Dolores sings "You take care of your mother, and you make her proud." His father is unaccounted for, with no clue if he is dead, out of the picture or simply just off-screen. However, the state of Mariano's parents has no bearing on the plot.
- Brainless Beauty: Certainly, this is Mirabel’s opinion of him, as a big dumb hunk. He receives much praise for being sexy, fine, and nice, but no one comments on his smarts. Though within the film he is at worst naive and with some strange views about the world, and he writes poetry, which means that he must have some brains.
- Butt-Monkey: The proposal dinner quickly turns into a humiliation conga for him: he gets weirded out, gets his shirt spat on by Félix, then is punched hard by Isabela's flowers. Even during Isabela's song "What Else Can I Do?" he gets punched in the face again by one of the succulents.
- Disposable Fiancé: Isabela ultimately breaks off their engagement after revealing that she doesn't actually love him (and just wants to break away from everyone's expectations). However, they still care about each other as friends, and do become family (in that Mariano hooks up with Isabela's cousin Dolores, the woman who truly loves him).
- Hidden Depths: He comes off as a dumb hunk, but he writes his own poetry at night and takes good care of his mother.
- Hunk: Tall and all muscle under his guayabera.
- Informed Flaw: Mirabel calls him a big, dumb hunk. He’s certainly big and hunky, but there’s nothing that indicates that he's of below average intelligence. He does have an interest in poetry and a rather naive view of love. Then again, she was saying that in a rushed anger during her argument with Isabela, so it might've just been a heat of the moment description from Mirabel rather than a legitimate supposed flaw of his. This could be justified, however, in that part of Mirabel's own character development is to learn that people have more going on than she thinks.
- In Love with Love: He has a lot of love in his heart and writes poetry every night. He moves on from Isabela to Dolores so quickly that he proposes to her the minute she declares her feelings for him.
- Mama's Boy: He is very close and attentive to his grandmother. She does most of the talking during the proposal dinner. Turns out making her proud is a great cause of concern for him.
- Meaningful Name: Mariano is a masculine derivative of Mary. The name Dolores means "sorrow," and is a title of Mary. This is a hint that Mariano is meant to be with Dolores, not Isabela.
- Mr. Fanservice: Worthy enough to be paired with world-class beauty Isabela. Mariano was consciously modeled after the heartthrobs of Spanish soap operas. Ironically, most of his fanservice-y moments come not from him, but from Camilo shapeshifting into him.
- Nice Guy: Aside from being very handsome, he is charming and unfailingly polite. During the proposal dinner, he takes the time to ask the panicking Mirabel if she's okay. He also takes Isabela's rejection in stride, simply sulking about being rejected but otherwise not showing any resentment and quickly going to help the Madrigals in their time of need with the rest of the town. This is what draws Dolores to him, since she could hear that he is actually a nice person.
- Reused Character Design: His exact character model was used for the Hercules in Luisa’s musical fantasy sequence, down to the height and hairstyle, but with different facial hair and the complexion of Disney’s previous Hercules.
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome: Let's see. Towers over Isabela and Dolores? Check. Shiny black hair and a sunkissed complexion? Check. Explicitly called "very handsome" in the script? Yup, he fits the bill to a tee.
- Thinks Like a Romance Novel: Why he thinks he and Isabela will be a great match. The guy really has a lot of love in his heart and immediately asks Dolores to marry him when she confesses her love. She gives him a more levelheaded response of "Slow down."
- Throw the Dog a Bone: After things go wrong for him throughout the movie nonstop, eventually culminating in Isabela calling off their marriage, he does get together with Dolores, the woman who truly loves him, at the very end.
Señora Guzmán
Señora Guzmán
"Yes, then let’s hope tonight is not a horrible disaster."
Voiced by: Rose Portillo (English), Hélène Lasnier (Canadian French), Juliette Degenne (European French)
Mariano's grandmother. She is proud of her grandson and glad to see him married to the Madrigals' "perfect" daughter, Isabela.
- Doting Grandparent: Her defining characteristic. She can’t look at her grandson without an adoring look on her face.
- Grande Dame: Certainly, gives off this vibe, since she wears flashy jewelry, is the grandmother of town favorite Mariano, and Alma defers to her and calls her Señora. It’s also worth noting that prankster Camilo shapeshifts into her in a goofy pose to amuse children.
- Nice Girl: She’s rather prim but much like her grandson always unfailingly polite. Despite the humiliation she and her son endure at the Madrigals, they gladly lead the townsfolk to help rebuild their house.
- No Full Name Given: Her first name is never given, and she is only referred to as "Señora Guzmán" in the end credits.
- Prim and Proper Bun: A gravity-defying one. It helps denote her high status in the community.
- Proper Lady: She has an air of dignity about her which she maintains even as the proposal dinner spirals out of control.
- Shipper on Deck: She is very supportive and encouraging of Mariano’s courtship of Isabela, to the point that it’s she and Alma who do most of the talking during the proposal dinner. To her credit, it’s implied she is motivated by how infatuated Mariano is with Isabela.
Other townsfolk
Town Kids
Alejandra (Brunette girl), "Pumped" Juancho (coffee kid), Cecilia (blonde girl)
"It is physically impossible to relax!"
"Tell us everything! What are your powers?"
"JUST TELL US WHAT EVERYONE CAN DO!"note
Voiced by: Alyssa Bella Candiani (English), Noemi Josefina Flores (English), Paisley Day Herrera (English), Brooklyn Skylar Rodriguez (English) and Ezra Rudolph (English), Emma Bao Linh Tourné, Thierry Yatma Beye, Lorie-Ann Piché, Marianne Chénier (Canadian French), Ethan Mouredon, Loise Charpentier, Zadig Le Labourier Tiêu, Éva Tartavel (European French)
A group of children from town who admire the Madrigal family. The three most prominent are Cecilia (blonde pigtails), Alejandra (dark hair in a ponytail), and "Pumped" Juancho who loves coffee.
- All There in the Script: Parodied. When Mirabel questions who's asking about what her gift is, their response is "us", leading to Mirabel jokingly calling them "us". The credits identify them as "Town Kids". Averted with the girl with blonde pigtails, whom Camilo calls Cecilia. Creator Jared Bush revealed the other two are named Alejandra and Pumped Juancho.
- Audience Surrogate: Their main purpose is to provide a reason for Mirabel to give the exposition that introduces her family and their gifts to the audience with the "La Familia Madrigal" song. Afterwards, they serve as a Greek Chorus sharing their thoughts and feelings about the story so far.
- Author Avatar: Add a mustache, and Juancho is a dead ringer for Lin-Manuel Miranda. Miranda is a noted coffee aficionado and even has a coffee cup tattooed on his leg. He's on record that Juancho is his "everything".
- Fangirl: And boy for the Madrigals. Their first scene has them excitedly asking Mirabel about Antonio's gift, and they are ecstatic to see the rest of the family members.
- Genki Girl: And boy. They are a friendly and energetic trio, though they can be pushy. Especially noticeable when they celebrate Mirabel’s return to Encanto.
- Girlish Pigtails: Cecilia has pigtails, reminiscent of young Alma and Isabela. She's also energetic and innocent.
- Greek Chorus: They serve this purpose after Mirabel introduces her family, commenting on the house and later Mirabel’s disappearance.
- Iconic Item: Juancho is almost always holding the same cute ceramic coffee cup.
- Innocently Insensitive: Their constant badgering for Mirabel to reveal her gift and their obvious disappointment clearly embarrassed Mirabel.
- Must Have Caffeine: Goes without saying for Juancho, since he's always holding a cup of coffee. While it's normal in Colombia for children to drink coffee with milk in the mornings, Juancho is clearly overdoing it.
- Nice Girl: And guy. They genuinely worry about Mirabel’s disappearance, though they are too young to search outside the town. They also help rebuild the house.
- No Indoor Voice: Juancho’s voice doesn’t really have a low setting.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: The usual energetic children are notably sad when Mirabel goes missing, and Juancho is not drinking coffee.
- Suddenly Shouting: They are all very energetic, but coffee kid shouts right before Mirabel takes away his cup.
- Tuckerization: Each of them is named after a relative or someone who helped
the Encanto crew members.- Juancho's name was originally going to be "Weecho" - Jose "Weecho" Velasquez was the development artist who stitched Mirabel's dress - but "Juancho" was chosen because it was more Colombian.
- Alejandra's name comes from the crew's guide, Alejandra Espinosa.
- Cecilia's name comes from the daughter of co-director Charise Castro.
- Twitchy Eye: Juancho appears to be permanently stuck with one, which seems to be a side effect of all the coffee he drinks.
Osvaldo
Osvaldo Orozco Ortiz
"Mirabel? Delivery! I gave you the 'special' since you're the only Madrigal kid with no gift."
Voiced by: Juan Castano (English), Giorgi Kachakidze (Georgian), Alexandre Daneau (Canadian French), François-Xavier Demaison (European French)
A local member of the town. He is a candy seller who has an affinity for them himself, used to be slimmer but grew a gut as was predicted by Bruno.
- Alliterative Name: Jared Bush has revealed his middle and last names also begin with the letter O.
- Bit Character: Not much characterization is given to him other than not thinking about what he says and being insecure of his weight.
- Innocently Insensitive: It wasn't his intention to offend Mirabel by pointing out her lack of gift, but it's shown that she was still hurt by it anyway.
- Never My Fault: Blames his gut entirely on Bruno’s prophecy despite gleefully enjoying eating a jar of candy by himself. Possibly explained by the belief that Bruno’s prophecy was a prediction that he couldn’t stop rather than merely a warning that he’d gain weight unless he stopped eating so much candy.
- Nice Guy: He may be insensitive but is a decent fellow. As shown when he and the rest of the townsolks join in helping the Madrigals rebuild Casita.
- Open Mouth, Insert Foot: Osvaldo is a not a bad person, but he clearly just doesn't know when to shut up, as shown during his interaction with Mirabel early on.
- Sweet Tooth: A blink and you’ll miss it moment, but during Isabela’s musical number he is about to have an entire jar of candy by himself. Noteworthy since it explains the cause of the growth of his big gut mentioned in Bruno's prophecy.
- Significant Monogram: Osvaldo's initials of O.O.O. represent his big mouth and prominent gut.
- Weight Woe: He's not particularly happy of having a gut as shown in "We Don't Talk About Bruno". Of course, he wouldn’t have a gut if he didn’t have such a love of eating candy.
Señora Pezmuerto
Señora Pezmuerto
"He told me my fish would die. The next day: DEAD."
A local member of the town, her goldfish died as was predicted by Bruno.
- All There in the Script: Her name is never said during the film or listed in the credits. Creator Jared Bush released the information separately. In the screenplay and novel, she's referred to as Sra. Osma, but in the film, Sra. Osma is shown to be a different character with lighter skin and gray hair, voiced by Sarah-Nicole Robles.
- Bit Character: To the point that her name and defining characteristic are one and the same. She only has a couple of lines.
- Meaningful Name: Her name literally means Mrs. Deadfish and she is a woman whose goldfish died.
Señor Flores
Señor Flores
"He said that all my hair would disappear, now look at my head."
The priest of Encanto. Formerly had a head full of hair, but now is completely bald.
- All There in the Script: His name is never given nor is he listed in the credits. In the screenplay and novel he's given the surname "Flores".
- Baldness Angst: Bruno prophesied that he would lose all his hair which he does indeed. He didn't take it well, even if he wasn't actually mad about Bruno telling him so.
- Nice Guy: He blesses Luisa after she relocates the church and despite the status of his office comes along with the townsfolk to rebuild the Madrigal house. He supervises Bruno delineating foundations with a genuine smile that betrays no resentment over his lost hair.
Old Arturo
Old Arturo
"Señora, perdón, people in town are becoming anxious about the magic. They want to see you."
Voiced by: Hector Elias (English), Alexandre Daneau (Canadian French), Thierry Desroses (European French)
A nervous villager who politely interrupts the brewing fight between Alma and Agustin/Julieta to tell her the people in town are becoming anxious about the magic and they want to see her.
- Spear Carrier: He shows up to have one line that takes Alma away from the house, and, aside from that, is only in a few background scenes.
Other Characters
Antonio’s Animal Friends
Antonio’s Animal Friends
A variety of jungle animals who become Antonio’s entourage once he receives his magic gift, the most prominent of which are a toucan (Pico), a jaguar (Parce), and a capybara (Chispi), in addition to tapirs, hummingbirds, parrots and coatimundi.
- All Animals Are Dogs: Parce behaves like a large, spotted dog more than a wild feline.
- All There in the Script: They are never referred to by name in the film. Extra literary sources reveal that the jaguar is Parce, the Capybara is Chispi, and the lead Toucan is Pico.
- Cuddle Bug: Parce in particular loves to nuzzle and cuddle people. We even see him affectionately snuggle up to Agustín.
- Death Glare: Pico the toucan gives Mirabel an annoyed glare when she accidentally causes some brittle ground in Bruno’s room to collapse.
- Ironic Name: Chispi comes from chispita (sparkle), in reality the capybara is the stoic of Antonio’s entourage.
- Lovable Coward: Pico flees Bruno’s tower when things become spooky but doesn’t lose any sympathy points. Lampshaded by Mirabel.
- Meaningful Name: "Parce" means "bro" in Colombian slang. Doubly significant since that’s how Félix refers to Bruno. "Pico" means "beak" which Toucans have in spades.
- Nice Guy: They are all very friendly and docile. Chispi even joins the vision for moral support.
- No Sense of Personal Space: They are all very friendly, Pico loves to perch on the arms of others, and Parce and the coatimundi are quick to climb on humans, though this can make them feel uncomfortable, especially Alma.
- Panthera Awesome: Parce is an unbelievably cool mount and sidekick.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: They are all very cute, but the tapirs and baby capybaras look especially cuddly.
- Sticky Fingers: The Coatimundi steal Agustín’s pocket watch and, later, the vision shards. Truth in Television, since coatis do pilfer food and whatever catches their interest.
- The Stoic: Chispi never loses her composure or dignity.
Bruno’s Rats
Bruno’s Rats
A nest of rats who live in the walls of the house and keep Bruno company.
- Amplified Animal Aptitude: Unlike Antonio’s friends who communicate through a magic gift, Bruno tamed the rats on his own. It’s implied they informed Bruno that Mirabel wrecked his vision tower, he sends them to collect the vision shards, and one even takes a group picture of the Madrigal family.
- Big Eater: According to Bruno they are always hungry and never satisfied.
- Living Emotional Crutch: They provide Bruno with companionship and entertainment during his decade of solitude.
- Nice Mice: They are rats but are indistinguishable from the friendly mice of other Disney films. They are docile, clean, and explain Bruno’s situation to Antonio during Mirabel’s greatest time of need.
- No Name Given: Whether any of them have a name is still a mystery.
- Rodent Cellmates: To Bruno. That's pretty much their entire reason to be in the story.
- Undying Loyalty: To Bruno. He provides them with food, shelter, and affection. In turn, they find Antonio and explain his situation in such a way that Antonio, who’s never met Bruno and only knows him from the communal taboo, comes to consider Bruno his pal. The rats stick with Bruno even after he becomes homeless.
The Faceless Horsemen
The Faceless Horsemen
- Allegorical Character: In general, they can be considered a representation of the several civil conflicts that plagued Colombia's History in the 19th and 20th century, such as the Thousand Days' War and La Violencia, that killed thousands of civilians and were the main source of forced displacement in the country.
- Ax-Crazy: Not much is known about them and their exact motive for riding around on horses and killing people is unknown, so one could only assume this applies to them.
- Dark Is Evil: In contrast to the warm light which always illuminates Alma and Pedro, the Horsemen are always shrouded in uniform darkness to reflect their status as genuinely cruel and ruthless humans. The screenplay explicitly calls them evil.
- The Dreaded: Pedro knows as soon as he sees them that he must flee town immediately with his wife and children, as do many others. When the exiles realize the horsemen are in pursuit, they run in terror.
- The Faceless: We never get a good look at their faces cementing their status as terrifying beings.
- Four Is Death: Four horsemen who bring death and destruction.
- Generic Doomsday Villain: Who they were or why they were riding around killing people is never even hinted at. As far as the movie is concerned, they only existed to give Alma and the other refugees a reason to be on the run before the miracle gave them the Encanto.
- Lack of Empathy: They ransack and kill without compunction or remorse for any victim. Even Pedro's attempt to reason with them and plea for the lives of everyone does not deter them one bit.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Or even possibly a Karmic Death. After destroying villages, causing many people to flee their home and taking many innocent lives (including Pedro), the candle that births the Madrigal's family miracle causes a massive shockwave which makes the horsemen go flying back before they can do the same to the other survivors.
- Machete Mayhem: When they charge toward Pedro, one of the horsemen draws a machete and it is implied that he uses it to cut Pedro down.
- Murder Is the Best Solution: Pedro is completely defenseless when he confronts the men on horseback. They hear his plea for mercy and ignore it. One draws a machete with a cut to Alma's anguished reaction as he is killed off-screen.
- Near-Villain Victory: The horsemen successfully raid the town and set its center on fire. Pedro, Alma, their children, and other survivors manage to escape the town on foot, but the horsemen quickly catch up to them and send them running in a panic. Pedro is struck down and the horsemen close in on Alma and the infant triplets. Had it not been for the intervention of the candle and the birth of the miracle, she and the triplets would have been next. The candle blasts the horsemen away and protects all the refugees with mountains to prevent them from crossing. It’s no wonder Alma calls this a miracle.
- No Name Given: Neither the film or the screenplay gives them anything resembling a name. Even their given title on this page arises purely for descriptive convenience.
- Nothing Is Scarier: We know nothing about who they are or where they come from. Only that they are a group of evil humans that burned down Pedro and Alma's hometown and would've likely killed off everyone if they could.
- Small Role, Big Impact: Only appear briefly but were it not for their evil there would be no Encanto, and Pedro, Alma, and their children would have lived a quiet, peaceful life.
- Uncertain Doom: The last we see of them is being blown away by the formation of the mountains as the miracle appeared. While it is not clear if they were injured or killed by it, or simply driven away, their survival has no bearing on the plot.
- The Voiceless: None of them have a speaking line, which only serves to highlight their terror.
- Would Hurt a Child: Pedro attempts to confront the faceless horsemen because he knows his wife and children won’t be safe if they continue their pursuit.
