Coco is a 2017 American 3D computer-animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on an original idea by Lee Unkrich, it is directed by him and co-directed by Adrian Molina, from a screenplay by Molina and Matthew Aldrich. The film's voice cast stars Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía and Edward James Olmos. The story follows a 12-year-old boy named Miguel (Gonzalez) who is accidentally transported to the Land of the Dead, where he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family among the living and to reverse his family's ban on music.
The concept for Coco is inspired by the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead. The film was scripted by Molina and Matthew Aldrich from a story by Unkrich, Jason Katz, Aldrich, and Molina. Pixar began developing the animation in 2016; Unkrich and some of the film's crew visited Mexico for research. Composer Michael Giacchino, who had worked on prior Pixar animated features, composed the score. With a cost of $175–225 million, Coco is the first film with a nine-figure budget to feature an all-Latino principal cast.
Coco premiered on October 20, 2017, during the Morelia International Film Festival in Morelia, Mexico. It was theatrically released in Mexico the following week, the weekend before Día de Muertos, and in the United States on November 22, 2017. The film was praised for its animation, voice acting, music, visuals, emotional story, and respect for Mexican culture. It grossed over $807 million worldwide, becoming the 16th highest-grossing animated film ever at the time of its release. Coco received two awards at the 90th Academy Awards, and numerous other accolades. The film was chosen by the National Board of Review as the Best Animated Film of 2017.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Miguel
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Anthony Gonzalez | |
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Héctor
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Gael García Bernal | |
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Ernesto de la Cruz
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Benjamin Bratt | |
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Mamá Imelda
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Alanna Ubach | |
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Abuelita Elena
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Renée Victor | |
 
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Mamá Coco
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Ana Ofelia Murguía | |
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Papá Julio
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Alfonso Arau | |
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Tío Oscar & Felipe
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Herbert Siguenza | |
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Tía Rosita
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Selene Luna | |
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Tía Victoria
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Dyana Ortellí | |
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Papá Enrique
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Jaime Camil | |
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Mamá Luisa
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Sofía Espinosa | |
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Head Clerk
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Gabriel Iglesias | |
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Plaza Mariachi
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Lombardo Boyar | |
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Gustavo
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Frida Kahlo
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Natalia Cordova-Buckley | |
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Chicharrón
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Edward James Olmos | |
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Tío Berto
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Luis Valdez | |
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Don Hidalgo
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Emcee
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Blanca Araceli | |
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Security Guard
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Salvador Reyes | |
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Corrections Officer
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Cheech Marin | |
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Departures Agent
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Carla Medina | |
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Tía Gloria
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Arrivals Agent
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Octavio Solís | |
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Juan Ortodoncia
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John Ratzenberger | |
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Cecilia
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Denise Blasor | |
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Prima Rosa
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Montse Hernandez | |
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Primo Abel
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Polo Rojas | |
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Papá Franco
|
Roberto Donati | |
Music[]
| Song | Singer(s) | ||
Remember Me (Ernesto de la Cruz)
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Benjamin Bratt | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Much Needed Advice
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Benjamin Bratt | ||
| Antonio Sol | |||
Everybody Knows Juanita
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Gael Garcia Bernal | ||
Un Poco Loco
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Anthony Gonzalez | ||
| Gael Garcia Bernal | |||
The World Es Mi Familia
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Anthony Gonzalez | ||
| Antonio Sol | |||
Remember Me (Lullaby)
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Gael Garcia Bernal | ||
| Gabriella Flores | |||
| Libertad Garcia Fonzi | |||
La Llorona
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Alanna Ulbach | ||
| Antonio Sol | |||
Remember Me (Reunion)
|
Anthony Gonzalez | ||
| Ana Ofelia Murguía | |||
Proud Corazón
|
Anthony Gonzalez |
International versions[]
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
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Macedonian | Кoкo и гoлемата тајна |
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