The 94th annual Oscar’s ceremony happened on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, and Hollywood Highland. Disney’s latest animated film Encanto was nominated for three Oscars including Best Original Song for “Dos Oruguitas” performed by Colombian singer Sebastian Yatra and for Best Original Score. The soundtrack was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and produced by Mike Elizondo and Germaine Franco.
The film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature and making them the second Walt Disney film to win this award and represent a Spanish-speaking country, as the film took place in Colombia. Walt Disney and Pixar’s film Coco won the same award back in 2018. The film took place in Mexico representing “El Día de Los Muertos”
But it doesn’t stop there! Sebastian Yatra performed “Dos Oruguitas” live at the Oscars for the first time. He represented Colombia with the beautiful aesthetics and decorations resembling the film with two dancers. The cast of Encanto performed the smash hit song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” alongside singers Becky G and Luis Fonsi and rapper Megan Thee Stallion. An appearance no one saw coming!
The movie was released in theaters on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, in addition to streaming on Disney Plus. It quickly gained popularity with people having doing their own versions different songs from the film on Tiktok. Parents have recorded videos of their children reacting to the movie due to the representation and this has been talked about all over the media.
This is a huge moment for Colombians in the United States and Colombia. We get to see a movie about us being made in a positive light! We also see the movie being acknowledged by the Academy.
We’re really living in a time where Hollywood is finally telling beautiful stories about different cultures, and everyone feels seen.