But there’s one deceptively simple early scene that proved especially challenging for Coco’s creative team and co-director Adrian Molina-a Pixar storyboard artist stepping into the director’s chair for the first time.Ĭoco is the story of Miguel ( Anthony Gonzalez), a sweet kid who loves music despite the fact that his abuelita ( Renée Victor) has strictly forbidden it, thanks to a long-ago drama involving Miguel’s great-great-grandfather, a dashing musician who walked out on the family. From the arresting, luminous city of the dead to the nonstop music and those eye-popping, mystical alebrijes, Coco is packed to the gills with visual and auditory delights. And finding inspiration and comfort in your ancestors is just one of the film's many themes.There’s a number of dazzling elements in Pixar’s latest film Coco that will have filmgoers young and old talking-once they’ve stopped sniffling those trademark Pixar tears, that is. In Coco, Miguel travels all the way to the Land of the Dead to hear the stories of his ancestors. It's all about the importance and obligation to remember your loved ones and pass their stories along," Unkrich explained in an interview with Collider. " Day of the Dead is never about saying goodbye.
It makes sense that Bratt would look to his family for inspiration, after all Coco, like the Day of the Dead celebration it is inspired by, is all about connecting with family members, both living and dead. The actor went on, adding that his father was "someone who walked into a room and just commanded attention, and just had swagger and confidence." "I thought a lot about my own father, who was a completely different person from Ernesto de la Cruz, but someone who shared a similar animal magnetism, if you will, in his own life," Bratt told. He's a true star in that sense."īratt may have taken musical inspiration from Infante and Negrete, but the actor also took some things from closer to home, specifically his father's confidence. Bratt added that he views Ernesto as the epitome of celebrity, saying, "This is a guy who, within the story of the film, who thrives on the adulation and attention that he gets.
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Bratt described the singers as "gentlemen who were as well known for their beautiful singing ability as they were for their star-making roles in films" in an interview with, making them the perfect inspiration as De la Cruz was also a movie star in his day. Both Infante and Negrete were Mexican superstars of the first half of the 20th century, hitting fame around the 1930s. To prepare to walk in Ernesto's intimidating shoes, Bratt watched YouTube videos of Mexican legends Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete, at the suggestion of Unkrich and Molina.
He is such an enchanting figure that Miguel makes his own personal shrine to him - not an easy character to play. In Coco, Ernesto de la Cruz is a larger than life singer, one who has transcended death with his music.
In addition to researching Mexican super stars, actor Benjamin Bratt also looked closer to home for inspiration, using his father as a model for Ernesto de la Cruz. That said, performances by Coco's star musician were heavily influenced by real Mexican stars, thanks to directors Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina and a little help from YouTube videos.
This larger than life singer is a complete Coco original, which means he also sings a handful of original songs, too. Despite his pop star flair and style, though, Coco's Ernesto de la Cruz is not based on a real singer. Pixar's newest animated film Coco is all about the music, beginning with Ernesto de la Cruz, the musical idol of the film's 12-year-old protagonist Miguel.
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