In Disney’s Encanto, it appears that Abuela Alma doesn’t receive a gift, but one detail reveals the Madrigal matriarch’s extraordinary power. In Disney’s Encanto, it appears that Abuela Alma doesn’t receive a gift, but one detail reveals the Madrigal matriarch’s extraordinary power.
The entire Encanto is her gift. She is given safety and a place to raise her triplets away from the violence that took Abuelo. Yes! Abuelas gift is safety and protection. It was Pedro’s sacrifice and her grief that created the Encanto. She doesn’t have one.
Furthermore, Abuela’s power as the keeper of the Encanto is embodied by the magical candle, which wanes when the family is not united, just like every other Madrigal gift also does.
Abuela Alma Madrigal (María Cecilia Botero) doesn’t understand her family’s unique gifts in Encanto. Abuela only knows that the Madrigals received a miracle after her husband sacrificed himself to protect her and their village.
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