Germaine Franco has made history with her nomination for Best Original Score in the Disney film 'Encanto.'
Win or lose, Franco has already made Academy Awards history by becoming the first Latina and only 6th woman in Oscar history to have been nominated for Best Original Score. Her work on Disney's 'Encanto' earned her the nod.
Franco grew up in El Paso before moving to Houston for school. Her time at Rice University helped her on this journey, as she immersed herself in music 12 hours a day, practicing to perfect her talent. It's also where she learned how to play in an orchestra. She tells us she started playing music at a very young age and loved to play percussion. Eventually, she'd graduate from Rice and continue on her musical path that's landed her in Los Angeles. She's working on a number of projects as a film composer, or a"storyteller" as she describes her role.
Franco did just that for 'Encanto.' It's a film that celebrates Latin culture but like everything else, COVID created big challenges during the making of the film. Instead of travelling to Colombia where the movie takes place, Franco says she had to read several books and conduct research for inspiration to create the sights and sounds of the Latin American country. She says she even had a particular instrument flown into the United States, called a marimba de chonta.
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