Her precious dress is inspired in Colombia’s national flower: The orchid. And most of her color pallete is based in this beautiful flower which is endemic from the upper Magdalena.
It has been considered the national flower since 1936 and one of our main export products abroad!
Encanto and the magical realism
You would think that Encanto is just another Disney, fantasy movie. But in truth, the story follows the narrative of a genre created by one of the most famous Colombian writers, Nobel Prize winner, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and his magical realism. It is defined by its stylistic concern and the interest in showing the unreal or strange as something everyday and common, but with certain precise events that occurred in Latin America still present as problematic and the origin of many narratives
In Isabella’s instance, the allusion to the works of Marquez is found in her character inspiration and plot story: She’s inspired in“Remedios la bella”a beautiful and strange woman, desired by many, but who rejected the perfect suitor for her and refused to marry in one hundred years of solitude.
I hope this helps you to understand the movie better and get interested in Colombia!
Everyone is obsessed with the idea that Dolores could hear Bruno’s rat telenovelas in the walls, but what about Luisa using her relaxation time to have a good cry over the drama when he comes back to the family??
Ok but why do I have a feeling that if my oc Hana knew about Chepe from @papermachette, she’d definitely have some bad blood with him?
granted, she’d be hella nice to his kid, and even feel some sympathy towards Briana and her dad – because, uhh, relatable?? Raised by a single dad all on his own??
but, I feel like if Briana wasn’t around one time, (probably when Bruno had “left” and Hana was in her late teens) and Chepe was smoking started talking shit about her dad, Hana would have given him a look, and put down her drink. “Look, I’ve been as civil as I could be while your kid was around, and I’ll grant her the privilege of not having to see or hear what I’m about to say to you now-” and she’d get real close, jabbing a finger into his chest, talking as cool and as calm as she can be “- I’m done hearing you talk shit about mi Papá. I don’t give a rat’s ass as to why you fucking hate him and talk about him the way you do, but as a parent, it’s un-fucking-acceptable behavior, and you should be ashamed of yourself. I know you’re worried about your kid, and care and love her like nuts, but that doesn’t excuse shit.”
