Hazel Madrigal

Hazel Madrigal is a character in Disney's 2024 animated feature film Encanto 2: A New Generation. She is the oldest child of Cali and Marcos Madrigal, and sister of José and Paola. Described as “caring and gentle”, Hazel’s gift allows her to create a smoke that transforms into illusions.

Background
Born into the Madrigal family, Hazel is the eldest daughter of Cali and Marcos, and the older sister of José and Paola. In addition to being the cousin of Mateo, Rosa, Rico and Faye, Hazel is also the granddaughter of Mirabel and Lorenzo. Being the oldest of her siblings and cousins, she is the firstborn grandchild of the Madrigals within this generation. In the early years of her life, Hazel lived in the nursery alone, until eventually her younger brother, and later sister, moved in with her. When Hazel was five, she received the gift of being able to release a white smoke that could transform into illusions, and she moved out of the nursery into her new room.

Due to being the oldest, Hazel grew up with the pressure of having to look after her younger siblings. As a result, she found herself always doing everything she could to please her siblings. She found herself looking after José more than anyone else, mostly as a result of him being her only brother. But it's later revealed that she feels as though she needs him more than he needs her, which brings the 2 siblings closer together.

Official Description

 * "Hazel is José's older sister who is caring and beautiful. She is able to create illusions that can express how she feels about something or someone."


 * "Hazel loves her family, and they love her. Her power to create illusions allows her to express her desire to help everybody, friends and family alike, by showing off what she has going on in her head, and her heart."

Development
As with the rest of the new Madrigal family, Hazel was designed to reflect members from the original Madrigal family, while also appearing as a family member everyone can relate to. As in the final production, the studio created Hazel from the start as the caring older sister, who loves to do everything she can for her family, but also feels pressured by the responsibilities of being the oldest. For her appearance, she was designed to appear beautiful and gracious, with her dress reflecting both her illusion making-powers, as well as her calm attitude by placing calm wavy patterns along her skirt.

Hazel's voice actor, Victoria Justice, described her character: "Honestly, Hazel is the type of sister every family needs. She loves everybody, and is willing to take responsibility for taking care of her siblings. Her whole illusion power may seem random, but when you look closer, you can tell that it was given to her because her illusions are almost always based on how she feels about something, or even someone."

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Encanto 2: A New Generation
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