The video of Kenzo clapping and smiling, paired with the hashtag #RepresentationMatters, went viral and sparked conversations around the celebration of representation.Īll of this comes from the creative mind of Lin-Manuel Miranda, 'Encanto's' composer and writer, whose moving ballad 'Dos Oruguitas' scored the Oscar nomination for best original song. Kenzo Brooks, a 2-year-old Black boy, embodied this power when his parents captured the moment he saw 'Encanto's' Afro-Latino character, Antonio Madrigal, and thought it was him on the screen. While we can't talk about Bruno, we can talk about how this film exemplified the power of being seen and heard.
LOS ANGELES - The recent Disney hit 'Encanto' and its soundtrack have taken the world by storm. Lin-Manuel Miranda sat down with On The Red Carpet to share how 'Encanto' exemplifies the power of being seen and heard. You’ve got to get an account, man.’ The Encanto hashtag has been viewed more than 13.6bn times on the app, where users are sharing videos of themselves lip-synching and acting along to scenes.
