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Encanto (2021)
Where Encanto says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The film has no filming location: the Madrigals' valley, town and house come from three real Colombian places
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Scenes and places
The night the candle gives a miracle
Young Mirabel asks Abuela Alma where the family's magic comes from. Alma tells how she fled her home with her three babies and lost Pedro, and how a candle that never goes out became the family's refuge.
Set in Where the Madrigals' miracle began — The place where the Madrigals' candle first turns magical and shelters the family.
The film never places this spot on a real map; it is an invented setting.
The hidden valley ringed by mountains
Mirabel lives in a valley sealed off by mountains, the refuge the candle created. The family's gifts keep the village around it thriving.
Set in The Madrigals' mountain valley — A magical realm bordered by mountains where Casita and the village stand.
Cocora Valley in Quindío is the valley the production team visited for the film's setting.
Filmed at Valle de Cocora, Quindío — Not a filming site (the film is animated). The production team's research trip drew on this valley for the Madrigals' setting. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Casita, the house that is alive
Mirabel is the only Madrigal without a gift, and she still greets the living house as a friend. On Antonio's big day she runs through its halls helping get everything ready.
Set in Casita, the Madrigal house — The sentient family house, outside and in the courtyard, where all the Madrigals live.
Barichara in Santander is the town where the team met their cultural guide.
Filmed at Barichara, Santander — Not a filming site (the film is animated). The production team named Barichara's architecture as inspiration for Casita. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Cartagena, Bolívar — Not a filming site. Spanish Wikipedia lists Cartagena among the traditional-house inspirations. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The village celebrates Antonio
The villagers gather to see Antonio get his gift, and the family poses for the photo. Mirabel is left out of the frame, a small moment that shows how she is treated.
Set in The village below Casita — The village whose people rely on the Madrigals' gifts.
Salento is a small town in Quindío that the team visited on its 2018 research trip.
Filmed at Salento, Quindío — Not a filming site. The production team named Salento's terrain as inspiration for the village setting. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Bruno's forbidden tower
Mirabel climbs the stairs of the off-limits tower in search of Bruno's last vision. Inside she finds a cave and the pieces of a green glass vision.
Set in Bruno's room in the tower — A forbidden tower room inside Casita, up a long stair.
A room inside the animated house, with no real counterpart.
The passage behind the portrait
Mirabel follows rats carrying pieces of the vision through the walls to a hidden passage behind a portrait. At the end of it she finds someone she was told not to look for.
Set in Secret passage behind the portrait — A hidden passage within Casita's walls.
A hidden space inside the animated house, with no real counterpart.
Filmed at Valle de Cocora, wax palm slopes — Wax palm and coffee mountain landscapes in the film's backdrop Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Mirabel — The only Madrigal who never got a gift.
- Abuela Alma — The matriarch who guards the family's candle.
- Luisa — Mirabel's strong older sister.
- Bruno — The uncle the family will not talk about.
Questions answered on the map
- Where is Encanto's Casita in real life?