He told us he’d get back to us in a week. Lin-Manuel sat there for a moment before he said, “Oh, wait! I'm thinking of something like this,” turning to his keyboard and playing a tune. One day, we were talking about a song that we needed for our character Bruno who had been separated from his family. Every Friday, we would jump on a Zoom call and talk about the story and share updates. One of the opportunities that this gave us was that we had a weekly meeting with Lin-Manuel Miranda. In March 2020, along with the rest of the world, we all went home to try to figure out how to navigate and continue to work on the story. Can you talk about a memorable moment you had working as part of the story team? “Encanto” had talented Latinx team members behind the scenes who brought the movie to life, such as Lin-Manuel Miranda who composed songs on the soundtrack, Germaine Franco who composed the score and co-director/co-writer Charise Castro Smith.

In making the film, one of the things that we talked about a lot was diversity within one’s family and how different people look! I loved being a part of building this very diverse, multi-generational family.

With “Encanto,” I was excited that we were working on a project that put a Latinx family up front and in the center. As a producer of “Encanto,” which revolves around a family in Colombia, what elements of the film were you most excited to share with the audience? Disney has been increasingly telling stories that reflect the world and diverse cultures around us.

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