thinking about camilo’s va in encanto thinking he did so badly during his wdtab verse that disney was sure to recast him when in the end his part became arguably the most iconic part of the most famous disney song of all time
and how perhaps, we shouldnt be so hard on ourselves
we really do not see AT ALL how we come off to other ppl, we’re doing fine
A little less than 2 years ago, I did a count of who said Bruno the most. Why? Cuz I thought it was ironic considering the famous song. I also did it cuz of this video. I originally made this post on the Encanto wiki but I decided to post it here too. It's gonna be a little different from the original post but still similar.
So here's what I counted:
Alma: 3
Félix: 7
Julieta: 1
Pepa: 16
Bruno: 3
Agustín: 1
Isabela: 0 (Surprising, isn't it?)
Dolores: 8 (The person that made the video forgot the one "Bruno" during the over lapping part)
Luisa: 2
Camilo: 6
Mirabel: 16
Antonio: 1
Villagers: 3 (I'm pretty sure they're also singing at the end of "We Don't Talk About Bruno", I honestly don't know)
In total, "Bruno" is mentioned 51 times. And here I thought that they didn't want to talk about him. (Whenever 2 or more people say "Bruno" at the same time, I count it as 1.)
Ok, so you might've noticed that Isabela is the only Madrigal to not say Bruno's name. Idk if this was intentional, but if it is, I do have a theory on why. My "theory" is that she's the only one who never said his name in the movie was cuz she was the "perfect one". She had to be perfect and live up to everyone's expectations, probably meaning she followed every rule. (Almost) Everyone enforced the "don't talk about Bruno" rule. Therefore, she's the only Madrigal who never said Bruno's name, not even once.
I still find it absolutely hilarious mirabel audibly scoffed and gave isabela the DIRTIEST LOOK when she was singing her part💀then isabela ends up saying “shut the fuck up” to her sister mid song only for mirabel to start singing IMMEDIATELY AFTER😭
I seriously thought your Encanto comic was OFFICIAL when you first posted until I realized 'Oh wait....Chel is a whole different studio!' Love the energy of the these two and the natural chemistry flows so well between Chel and Bruno. Whatever you have planned for them, just know that right off the bat they make a great duo. It's FRESH and EXCITING. I know a lot of us are waiting to see more of those two together. :)
Thank you so much! ✨
I did a lot of writing and rewriting of the dialogue. I had it all written before finishing the first chapter, but then I went and re-watched all of Chel's scenes in Road to El Dorado again and things just clicked better. The humor and quick wit definitely was also loosely inspired by my own childhood on the East Coast / Tri-State area. Just fun, fast-paced, and full of sarcasm.
✨FUN FACT:
A lot of people say that when they write for Bruno (John Leguizamo) they re-read his dialogue in a NEW YORK accent to make sure it sounds right. (Queens)
If you re-watch Road to El Dorado, Chel (Rosie Perez) has a NEW YORK accent too.❤️(Brooklyn)
I’ve been hearing word on the street that “Hey, Encanto is dead” or “Encanto is soooooooo last year” or “Well, I think the Encanto craze is all over because there’s no news of a sequel or series”.
But you know what? So many more achievements have been unlocked by the Madrigal family in the past few weeks. Here are some of them:
- Encanto bagged three Grammy awards including Best Compilation for Visual Media, Best Film Score and Best Song for Visual Media (for Bruno)
- Nielsen revealed that Encanto was among the most played streaming movie or TV show in the United States for all of 2022
- A whole new sequence for “Dos Orugitas” was added at Disneyland’s new nighttime spectacular “Wonderous Journeys” as part of their celebration of Disney’s 100 Years of Wonder
- The Encanto community just concluded its first ever “Big Bang” uniting artists and fanfic writers in more amazing original stories based on the Madrigals
- Gameloft confirmed that Mirabel is coming to Disney’s Dreamlight Valley, the Disneyfied version of Animal Crossing or the Sims (I hear it is such a cool life sim game), and the Encanto realm will be unlocked by all users on February 16th, meaning those who have Dreamlight Valley can now experience Encanto!
And all of these events happened in a span of a few weeks????? It is such a big deal for Encanto fans and brainrotters but there is a part of me that feels very boggled over the speed of these events exactly a year since Encanto had exploded.......
If these can be indicators for something, then I have to safely say that ENCANTO IS NOT DEAD! The magic and beauty of Encanto will continue to touch and inspire us to radiate love and express our own special gifts. We will continue to make and tell stories about the wonderful Madrigals even if a sequel or Disney+ series are still miles and miles away. Everywhere I look, I see Encanto. Fanarts and OCs populate my Instagram. I see even more Encanto fanmade stuff on Tumblr. And my Twitter has also been bombarded by Encanto headcanons and whatnot........
These are signs that Encanto will never fade out into black, we fans will be there to make the universe better and better! After all, it’s Disney’s biggest hit of the 21st century for one simple reason: We don’t just watch Encanto, we FEEL IT.