So obviously Isabela is Abuela’s favourite grandkid, it’s clear that while she doesn’t show her irritation with other grandkids (except Mira, my beloved), she favours Isa. But why?
The easy answer is that Isabela behaves in that perfect manner, always does as she’s told and really, who wouldn’t want such a kid? However, quoting Pepa’s famous:
“BUT!”
Have any of you noticed that Isa looks identical to young Alma?
Same lips, face shape, eyes, ears, hair (not hairstyle), Isa only has slightly thicker eyebrows and smaller nose and her skin is darker. Even in Bruno’s vision, when he still had a problem to see who Mirabel was hugging, the person looked like young Alma.
It might have been that Abuela wanted to direct Isa’s life like it was her own, if she and Pedro didn’t have to leave their house, hence if Pedro lived.
Also notice that while Pepa’s side of the family all wears the shades of yellow, oranges and reds (ignore the fact that Antonio’s clothes are white here)
And while Julieta’s side of the family dresses in blues and teals, Isabela does not exactly match
Isabela wears a pastel purple/pink dress and it doesn’t exactly match her side of the family, if anything, it matches Abuela’s magenta dress more (plus notoce how similar their earrings are)
And when she finally breaks the spell of forced perfection and gets her dress all dirty and wild in “What Else Can I Do”, it turns that deep navy color, that matches her with her family
Do with this whatever you want
(Side note, notice how Félix’s face is all serious in the gif but brightens up with an exited smile when Pepa mentions their wedding day, too cute)
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