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Best Of: The Groundbreaking Latinos Behind Disney's 'Encanto'
Podcast |
1A
Publisher |
NPR
WAMU
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News & Politics
Publication Date |
Mar 22, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:33:29
The Oscars are just around the corner. And Disney's "Encanto" is going for a trio of Academy Awards including best original score, best original song, and best animated feature.But before the awards season began — and people refused to talk about Bruno — two of the women putting the music and film together were already breaking barriers.Germaine Franco is the first woman to ever score a Disney animated feature. And Charise Castro Smith is the first Latina to receive a directing credit on a Disney animated film. They join us to talk about representation, the music of "Encanto," and their careers.Then we speak with Colombian singer-songwriter Sebastián Yatra about his newest album, working on soundtrack and his life as pop-star. Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.

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