How did a magical realism book full of death, civil wars, questionable family relationships, and other demons influence Disney's latest animated movie?

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Sorry if my eyes look red at points. I promise I wasn't high, I was crying over "Dos Oruguitas".

Aforementioned article I wrote for Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/22851932/enca...

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SECTIONS
0:00 Prologue: Encanto
05:26 Part 1: Macondo
12:10 Part 2: The Encanto of Macondo
15:47 Part 3: The Unbearable Solitude of Being Colombian
26:09 Part 4: Responding With Life
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SOURCES

Books
García Márquez, Gabriel, One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967)
García Márquez, Gabriel, The Solitude of Latin America (1982)
LaRosa, Michael J. & Mejía, Germán. Historia Concisa de Colombia (2013)
Reyes LancasterJones, Juan Pablo, The Art of Encanto (2021)

Movies
Encanto (2021) dir. Jared Bush, Byron Howard, & Charise CastroSmith, Walt Disney Studios
Beauty and the Beast (1991) dir. Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise, Walt Disney Studios
The Emperor's New Groove (2000) dir. Mark Dindal, Walt Disney Studios
Fantasia (1940) dir. James Algar, Walt Disney Studios
Hercules (1997) dir. John Musker & Ron Clements, Walt Disney Studios
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) dir. Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise, Walt Disney Studios
Lilo & Stitch (2002) dir. Chris Sanders, Walt Disney Studios
Monsters, Inc. (2002) dir. Pete Docter, Pixar Animation Studios
The Road to El Dorado (2000) dir. Bibo Bergeron & Don Paul, DreamWorks Pictures
Shrek 2 (2004) dir. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, & Conrad Vernon, DreamWorks Pictures
Spirited Away (2002) dir. Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli
Toy Story 2 (1999) dir. John Lasseter, Pixar Animation Studios

TV Shows
Arrested Development, "Let 'Em Eat Cake" (2004) dir. Paul Feig, 20th Century Fox Television
Crónicas de una Generación Trágica "Comuneros y Señoritos" (1993) dir. Jorge Alí Triana, Tevecine
Crónicas de una Generación Trágica "El Florero de Llorente" (1993) dir. Jorge Alí Triana, Tevecine
La Pola, "Capítulo 43" (2011) dir. Sergio Cabrera, RCN
SpongeBob SquarePants, "Opposite Day" (1999) dir. Tom Yasumi, Nickelodeon

Publications
Colombia Reports. (2021, July 20). "Forced displacement" Colombia Reports. https://colombiareports.com/amp/force...