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In November 2016, [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] revealed that [[John Lasseter]], the then-chief creative officer of [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]], presented him an idea for an animated project alongside director [[Byron Howard]].<ref name="Miranda2016">{{cite web|last1=Buchanan|first1=Kyle|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda Reveals He's Making a Secret Disney Film|url=http://www.vulture.com/2016/11/lin-manuel-miranda-making-a-secret-disney-film.html|publisher=Vulture|accessdate=November 16, 2016|date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117041235/http://www.vulture.com/2016/11/lin-manuel-miranda-making-a-secret-disney-film.html|archive-date=November 17, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Miranda said that, while work on the project has already begun by then, it was still in very early stages of development.<ref name="Miranda2016"/>
On January 29, 2020, it was reported that [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] is developing an animated film centered on a Latino family, marking the first time an animated Disney film centers on Latino characters.{{cn}} Howard and [[Jared Bush]], who previously co-directed Disney's ''[[Zootopia]]'', are set to direct the project, while [[Clark Spencer]] and Yvett Merino Flores will produce the film. Bush is also set to write the screenplay alongside [[Charise Castro Smith]].
On June 18, 2020, the tentative title was revealed to be ''Encanto''. The project was also confirmed to be the film Miranda was talking about in 2016, and it was reported to be centering around a girl in a magical family. While initial reports said the film would be set in Brazil, Miranda stated on June 22, 2020, that it would actually be set in Colombia.<ref name="Miranda2020"/> The same day, it was also reported that Castro Smith will serve as co-director for the film in addition to co-writing the screenplay.<ref>{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Greg|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda Confirms New Disney Animated Movie Set In Colombia|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/lin-manuel-miranda-new-disney-animated-movie-colombia-good-morning-america-1202966143/|date=June 22, 2020|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622202046/https://deadline.com/2020/06/lin-manuel-miranda-new-disney-animated-movie-colombia-good-morning-america-1202966143/|archive-date=June 22, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
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