“DOS ORUGUITAS”

Encanto

Was it hard to choose one song to submit for Oscar consideration?

I try not to think of it as, “What is the song that could win?” Because that part you really can’t control... What you try to do is submit the song you feel best exemplifies the spirit of the movie.

Why was “Dos Oruguitas” that song?

That song covers the foundational emotion and moment when this family began... I was like, “This is the song that feels like the heart of the movie.” It has been fascinating to watch people’s reactions to it, because they’re like, “Oh, Abuela, why can’t you let anyone live?!” And then you see what she went through, and it really forces a reconsideration. It’s the best example of what I think art can do, which is to engender empathy. And that’s the moment when it happens.