Mateo Madrigal

Mateo Madrigal is a character in Disney's 2024 animated feature film Encanto 2: A New Generation. He is the only child of Dolores and Mariano Madrigal, and the father of of Rico and Faye, whom he parented alongside his wife Rosa. Described as “fun-loving and humorous”, Mateo’s gift allows him to breath underwater, swim really fast, and control sea life.

Background
Born into the Madrigal family, Mateo is the only child of Dolores and Mariano. When he was young, his mother told him the story about how the miracle faded and the house crumbled apart, which terrified him. From that point, he decided he was going to keep everybody happy in order to make sure the miracle never fades again. When he became 5 years old, he received his gift of control over sea life, breathing underwater, and fast swimming. Some time later he met a woman named Rosa who he eventually married and had two children with: Rico and Faye.

Official Description
"Mateo is the son of Dolores, and he has the power to do whatever he wants underwater. He's always trying to keep everybody happy and laughing, that way the magic will stay strong."

"Mateo is a the son of Dolores and Mariano, and he can breath underwater and control fish and other sea life. You can count on him to make you happy when he needs to, but he's also worried about what will happen if the family were to drift apart."

Development
As with the rest of the new Madrigal family, Mateo was designed to reflect members from the original Madrigal family, while also appearing as a family member everyone can relate to. Mateo was designed as the fun-loving uncle, he was also given an insecure side later in development, as to keep him realistic.

Mateo's voice actor, Brian Hull, described his character: "Mateo is a pretty funny guy. And that's all he wants to be, but deep down, it's only what he feels like he HAS to be. It kind of makes you feel bad for the guy. He's kind of like a class clown. Outside he's ridiculous and fun-loving, but inside he's constantly in fear."

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Encanto 2: A New Generation
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