“Encanto,” “West Side Story” herald growing Latinx influence in movies, but Denver has a ways to go

Latinx and Hispanic kids’ programming has shot up in recent years, but it’s just a piece of the bigger picture

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Mirabel Madrigal, foreground, right, and her family in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ new “Encanto,” reflects a number of mainstream crossover films and TV series courting the growing U.S. Hispanic and Latinx market. The movie opens in Denver on Wednesday, Nov. 24. (Disney)
By John Wenzel | jwenzel@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
November 18, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

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A&E reporter and critic-at-large John Wenzel has covered comedy, music, film, books, video games and other popular culture for The Denver Post for more than a decade.