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    'Encanto': A melange of music, magic and a dash of Miranda

    by Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times Dec 02, 2021 3 minutes

    Back when they were working on 2016's Oscar-winning "Zootopia," Jared Bush and Byron Howard were plotting their next move together: a musical. What would become this season's "Encanto" turned out to be a Colombia-set attempt to fulfill a very specific dream. All they needed was some magic. And some Miranda.

    Although co-directors Bush and Howard are "lifelong musicians," neither is of Latin descent. So what drew them to this story? That's where Lin-Manuel Miranda comes in. While Bush and Miranda were working together

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