Encanto Theory: Who Killed Mirabel’s Grandfather? (Abuelo Pedro)

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[@sharongunda3672]

I think the reason why the casita interacts more with Mirabel is because it’s the spirit of Abuelo Pedro and Mirabel is most like him because she too was willing to sacrifice her life for her family and even while the casita was breaking it still protected her. And in the beginning of the song, The Family Madrigal she says good morning Abuelo and respects the him even though it’s a picture

[@lovecatie3580]

This makes Abuela's desperate need to maintain community camaraderie even sadder. She saw what happened the last time neighbors turned against neighbors

[@CWazBroadwayBandGeek]

That moment when you realize Isabella and Mariano look near identical to Pedro and Alma, and the possible reason why Alma wanted Isabella to marry Mariano is because she wanted one of her grandchildren to have the life she never had with her husband.

[@Cccaaaz]

I’m Colombian and my grandad told me “never ever discuss politics with anyone, even your friends. People will betray even their own family and friends for the sake of a political party”. And he also told be the horrible things that were done to so many people just because of the political party they belong to or supported.

[@anubisgodess2353]

I have a theory that the due to Abuelas wish for a miracle and Abuelos sacrifice they combine together to give the candle the magic so Abuelos very being maybe inside the candle and what helps the Casita to have magic alongside the family bond of the Madrigals cuz I'd like to think that even though he's gone he's still around being able to protect his family.

[@mouserdouser4455]

Random theory, Pedro's spirit lives on as the Casita? Always caring for the members of the family, tending to one anothers needs, only to break as Abuela's spirit changes and hardens over the years as one's lovers heart would break seeing them start to change towards the worst instead of the better? Just a theory, I'm sure I can't be the only one.

[@smchap9474]

This might be too intense but as someone that grew up in Colombia, the image of a man on horseback with a machete is something that all generations of Colombian instantly recognize. So much violence (yes, machetes are often used) plagues our country and it was so bold and shocking in the most amazing way to see that in the film. My parents bawled their eyes out. I appreciate Disney's boldness is including that reference to past and current atrocities that happen on our soil.

[@ligamedina3187]

I realized while watching this that when Pedro tried to stop the attackers, his intention most likely was to reason with his former neighbors and friends who were consumed by fear and weren't thinking rationally... Just makes it even harder for me...🥺

[@felipeklopstock2077]

Also about what you said about there being people alive that still remember that; My grandfather was alive at that time and he couldn’t stop crying even after watching the scene. I’m only 16 so I haven’t been that involved in the conflict, but while watching the movie my parents told me that that image of Mirabel under casita’s scraps after it’s destroyed, with ash on her hair, is an image that they’ve seen on the newspapers a thousand times, of little girls getting saved by a ‘miracle’ in landslides. I just love how much effort the Disney team put into making this film, it was something truly powerful for us

[@miguelrincon2083]

I noticed the river looks a lot like “Caño cristales” which is a river in Colombia known for its water reflecting 7 colours. Just wanted to mention it ‘cause I haven’t seen anyone point that out.

[@DeadmanInc336]

I give Disney HUGE points for really digging into Colombia's dark history and the story of Los Desplazados to incorporate it into the story. They've really been knocking out of the park in doing their homework for these Latino cultures.

[@marianelarojas4630]

This is not just history, it’s what happens in Colombia right now.

[@volksanti5781]

Every single familly in Colombia has stories and tales about displacement and violence, watching the "Dos oruguitas" scene reminded me so much of my own abuela's stories, I just started crying thinking of how many people went through this. If you think about it Encanto is a hideout for a displaced familly, as many others that weren't so lucky to have the miracle. That is what the huge mountains around Encanto are for, protecting the familly and the rest of the town from the violence.

[@zoeotaku5608]

in Luisa's song, there's a strange sentence that always stood out to me: "I worry that something is gonna hurt us". I guess this explains it.

[@yay29823]

I almost cried with this backstory, and i am not the type of person who cries over fictional characters. What really made me almost cry was Alma's reaction to Pedro's death, man that was heartbreaking

[@louisewestie989]

I have a theory that Abuelo Pedro was magic himself or that he’d bought the enchanted candle for Abuela and that if anything was to remotely happen to him, then his family would always be protected like he’d put a part of his spirit or his soul into the candle.

[@kayo4344]

Man, I've heard that people were talking about how Encanto showed cased Colombia's history, but I never thought it was that tragic

[@tayloredwards4968]

Seeing the scene where she dies is absolutely heartbreaking. 😭 He was a good man and didn't deserve that fate

[@janibii_608]

I have a theory that front person on horseback may have been related or known Pedro in some way, which is why Pedro went out, he thought that maybe if he talked to this person then maybe he could convince them to stop. I personally think its more poetic if this person was Pedro's brother because it ties to the whoke family thing. Pedro died because of a crack in his family so the miracle wasn't just the actual magic of the encanto but the ability for the people within the encanto to have the same hope in each other that Pedro had in his brother, and their ability to fix those cracks before they grow too big.

[@rockstarknight4331]

I have a theory. Notice that as soon as Pedro died the candle got its magic. When he died his soul went into the candle giving it magic and he stopped the bad guys and created the house for his wife and kids and he was the one controlling the house. I think he is the candle and the house.