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This past December, Disney released a trailer for their new film <\/span>Encanto<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/a> that features a Colombian family with magical powers.<\/span><\/p>\n

As someone whose family is from Colombia<\/span><\/span><\/a>, I cried after watching the trailer. It\u2019s rare to find a positive representation of any Latino country in the media landscape.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although I live in Miami\u2014a melting pot for the Latino community\u2014I found it hard to relate to others throughout my childhood. People I knew had family in the United States for years and only spoke English at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Encanto\"
JACQUES FLEISCHER \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My mother moved from Quindio to the U.S. in 1997 and my father came from Bogota in 2000. To this day, they know little English so throughout my childhood I spoke Spanish with them. I recall seeing English-speaking families at Disney World and wishing my family was like theirs.<\/span><\/p>\n

I always felt like the odd one out and the media did not help.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The things I was surrounded by during my youth\u2014dolls, television, films and eventually social media\u2014showcased women of fair skin, blonde hair and blue eyes. Ten-year-old me didn\u2019t like my skin color so I constantly asked for sunscreen to prevent getting any darker and I was disappointed when my complexion got tanner anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t until years later that I learned to love the color of my skin and heritage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to an article from <\/span>PBS<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span>, <\/span>portrayals of minorities in the media not only affect how others see them but also how they see themselves. When the media fails to portray a positive representation of a minority group, viewers only associate that group in a negative light. This leads children to grow up with internalized racism.<\/span><\/p>\n

When I saw the trailer for<\/span> Encanto<\/span><\/i>, I could only think about my inner child. I\u2019m happy to see my culture in a Disney film, to see a child that looks like me and a family just like mine. Most importantly, I\u2019m thankful that Colombians and other Latinos are finally getting some positive recognition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the release of <\/span>Encanto<\/span><\/i>, I see hope for the future of equal representation in the media. I feel like every Latino or Hispanic country deserves the same recognition. It’s long overdue.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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