In fact, the more I think about the gifts of the Madrigal family, the more I have a feeling that they are more like curses. Especially for a branch of the Pepa family.
Let's talk about it a little bit.
Manage the weather by the power of your mood.
If she is happy, the sun and a rainbow illuminate everyone, if she is upset, it rains, if she is angry, a blizzard sweeps, worries or is afraid, a hurricane begins, etc.
And so from the age of five.
Pepa must have been a very emotional child, unlike the self-contained Bruno or the reserved Juliet. And this means that most likely she had to suppress her emotions from early childhood, just not to cause a hurricane in Encanto. Quite traumatic. She literally has to convince herself every time that everything is fine and she is happy. So also the constant jabs of the mother "Pepa calm down, Pepa is a cloud over you." I'm afraid to imagine what will happen when all the emotions are released.
In my personal opinion, the most disgusting ability of all that is. The poor girl hears absolutely everything that happens around, unable to relax even at night. Her hearing is so strong that she can hear Luise's eye twitching! I'm afraid to imagine what agony her eardrums are in around the clock.
A constant flow of information from all over Encanto.
When Antonio's gift is received, she does not clap her hands, but only with two fingers, although almost the entire city is in the building. When fireworks explode, she covers her ears, because such loud sounds are a huge burden on the ears.
Have you ever heard a squeak in your ears? So thin and nasty, like ultrasound. Now imagine that you're listening to it all the time and much louder. Can she even pick up the inner hum of the body?
Unfortunately, there are only assumptions here, since the character is revealed very poorly, unfortunately.
There are 2 points of view of the development of this gift.
First, Camilo loves acting. There's nothing particularly scary here. The boy likes to imitate different people and this translates into a gift.
The second, not so rosy, Camilo wants to be anyone, but not himself. From this assumption comes the problem of self-rejection and personality crisis. An acute fear of unjustifying expectations and trying to be a universal "clown".
Although the first may well develop into the second. But then again, there wasn't much of a Camilo, so that's just speculation.
Communication with animals.
Let's omit the fact that the boy is so scared that he is afraid to receive a gift, in fact, the most desired gift.
By itself, this gift is too high a responsibility for a five-year-old child. In fact, a whole zoo with animals that need to be monitored and cared for all the time fell into his hands. In addition, this gift is dangerous for Antonio himself, because animals are not all contact, and even if you understand each other, there is no guarantee that a wild animal will not break and tear or eat you.
You have to be on the alert all the time, keep everything under complete control. Is it really necessary for a child of five years old? I'm not sure.
An approximate similar works with Pepa.