The Colombian tour guide and her Encanto fairy tale

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When Alejandra Uribe gave a tour of her beloved and picturesque town in Colombia to a group of Hollywood film executives, she didn't realise her words would cast a spell. Alejandra tells Outlook's Gaia Caramazza how her stories would play a vital role in Disney's Encanto, giving her own life a fairytale twist. In 2002 Susan Kigula was convicted of killing her partner Constantine and was sentenced to death, the automatic penalty for murder in Uganda at the time. But while in prison she got a legal education and challenged this rule, saving the lives of more than 400 death row innmates. Susan tells Outlook's Datshiane Navanayagam what led to this moment and how forming a choir in the cells united the women she was incarcerated with. This interview was first broadcast in 2018. Presenter: India Rakusen Get in touch: [email protected] (Photo: Alejandra Uribe. Credit: Courtesy of Alejandra Uribe)