
Here’s everything Coco-related that went down at this year’s D23.Ĭoco opens in theaters on November 22, 2017. In the past two years, we’ve learned that Lalo Alcaraz – who previously criticized Pixar and Disney’s effort – signed on a consultant, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Edward James Olmos, and Ana Ofelia Murguía make up the all-Latino cast, and we’ve gotten a look at Dante, the Xoloitzcuintli (the ancient dog breed dating back to the Aztecs) who will be main character Miguel’s faithful companion.Īt D23, we got a few more puzzle pieces. Along the way, Disney and Pixar have given us little hints.

Since then, Pixar and Disney have diligently worked to involve more Latinos, so that the finished product can truly resonate with filmgoers. The production got off on the wrong foot when Disney attempted to trademark the phrase Día de los Muertos in 2013. He is both former childhood best friend, and former idol and now arch-nemesis of Miguel, and Hector Rivera. We also learned a little bit more about Pixar’s Día de Muertos-themed movie, Coco. Ernesto de la Cruz is the main antagonist of the 2017 Disney/Pixar film, Coco. This year’s event saw all Disney princesses on one stage to announce the Wreck-it-Ralph sequel, the first clip from Avengers: Infinity War, and a sweet moment between Oscar Isaac and the late Carrie Fisher in a behind-the-scenes video from the set of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.Over three jam-packed days, D23 – the Disney expo that gives insight into every project the company has on deck – took over the Anaheim Convention Center. Online Film & Television Association Awards

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The song also won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media.Ĭapri Hollywood International Film Festival "Remember Me" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song (with this win, composer Robert Lopez becomes the first ever double EGOT winner). She wanted to explore the idea of remembering people when they are far away, and explained "the power of music to bring people back to life, literally and figuratively". Robert wrote the music, and Kristen wrote the lyrics. They wrote it as a bolero- ranchero style song, knowing that it could also work if performed as a quiet ballad. The team researched popular Mexican music, and wanted to write a song that could have been sung by Jorge Negrete or Pedro Infante. A challenge with the song was in crafting lyrics that would pivot in meaning depending on the context in which they were sung. The film developed into a musical, but not a "break-into-song" type. He also guest-starred as Javier Delgado in the ABC sitcom Modern Family. Director Lee Unkrich had admired them since they wrote Finding Nemo – The Musical in 2006. He also voiced Ernesto de la Cruz in the 2017 Disney/Pixar film Coco. Production įrozen team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez were hired for the project. The piece is the "tie that binds multiple generations in the shared love of music". It finally appears in a pop version played during the end credits, sung by singers Miguel and Natalia Lafourcade. It is then used as a nostalgic song to connect an older Coco ( Ana Ofelia Murguía) to an earlier time in her life and to reunite Miguel ( Anthony Gonzalez) with his great-grandmother. It next appears as a lullaby from Héctor to his daughter Coco (which reveals that the song wasn't meant for the world to hear, but for her ears only), when he has to travel far as a traveling artist. It is known as Ernesto de la Cruz's ( Benjamin Bratt) most popular song written by his music partner Héctor Rivera ( Gael García Bernal), and is first introduced in a mariachi arrangement, as a plea from Ernesto to his fans to keep him in their minds even as he tours in other places. The song is used in a variety of contexts throughout the film. This song was featured in ABC's 2020 television special The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II performed by Christina Aguilera, Miguel and Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea.Ĭontext Gael García Bernal voiced Héctor in the English and Spanish versions of the movie. The song was performed live by Gael García Bernal and Federico Ramos on guitar.

It won Best Original Song at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018. Carlos Rivera recorded a cover version of the song, titled "Recuérdame" for the film's Spanish-language soundtrack album. Miguel and Natalia Lafourcade perform a pop version of the song that is featured in the film's end credits. The song is performed variously within the film by Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal, Anthony Gonzalez, and Ana Ofelia Murguía. " Remember Me" is a song from the 2017 animated Pixar film Coco, written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
