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MOLINA: John Lasseter was one who really pushed us to give Dante this patchwork quality, this goofy but extremely beautiful design work in his alebrije state
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John Lasseter was onewho really pushed us to give Dante this patchwork quality, this goofy...

Coco • 2017
MOLINA:John Lasseter was onewho really pushed us to give Dante this patchwork quality, this goofy but extremely beautifuldesign work in his alebrije state

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Dante
Available in 8 languages
Duration
13 seconds
Views
68
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:51
Uploaded
Jan 17, 2026
Genres
animation, adventure, comedy
Production
Pixar,Walt Disney Pictures

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Movie Summary

Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
This next scene, which we called "Reconciliation," which was about mending the fence between Héctor and Mamá Imelda, it always just took place in a plaza. - Coco 00:11
This next scene, which we called "Reconciliation,"...
There they are! - Coco 00:13
There they are!
And then Sharon Calahan, who was a lighting consultant on the film, had this idea to set it on a rooftop near the Marigold Grand Central Station, so we could have this giant illuminated window in the background. - Coco 00:14
And then Sharon Calahan, who was a lighting consultant on...
And it just made it that much more special and beautiful. - Coco 00:05
And it just made it that much more special and beautiful.
The original version of the scene, we actually had a full reconciliation, they... - Coco 00:06
The original version of the scene, we actually had a full...
MOLINA: Yeah, she... - Coco 00:08
MOLINA: Yeah, she...
And you How many times must I turn you awayImeldaI want nothing to do with you Not in life not in deathI spent decades protecting my family from your mistakesHe spends five minutes with youand I have to fish him out of a sinkholeI wasn't in there because - Coco 02:07
And you How many times must I turn you awayImeldaI want...
We watched it and people got it, but it was so early in the movie for everything to come together, that it felt like too much was resolved. - Coco 00:09
We watched it and people got it, but it was so early in the...
Don't I know you - Coco 00:12
Don't I know you
You know, the deeper we got into Imelda's character and how hurt she was from this guy leaving her, and it just seemed unrealistic that she'd be ready to forgive him right away. - Coco 00:11
You know, the deeper we got into Imelda's character and...
And so it was a real win to have her withhold. - Coco 00:05
And so it was a real win to have her withhold.
UNKRICH: It allowed us to then have some fun kind of teasing out her... - Coco 00:05
UNKRICH: It allowed us to then have some fun kind of teasing...
ANDERSON: That really resonated with so many people when we would get feedback from the film, both humorous and real and emotionally satisfying. - Coco 00:10
ANDERSON: That really resonated with so many people when we...
MOLINA: I love the acting all around in this scene, the voice acting and the animation. - Coco 00:09
MOLINA: I love the acting all around in this scene, the...
Before, it used to be that Imelda was completely on board with Miguel's plan. - Coco 00:05
Before, it used to be that Imelda was completely on board...
But he's acquiesced and he's said, "Okay, fine I'll never play music again." But at the same time, we like him as a character, because he's willing to sacrifice that in the name of bringing his family together and righting these wrongs that happened in th - Coco 00:17
But he's acquiesced and he's said, "Okay,...
MOLINA: Here, it comes to fruition, all of my wildest dreams. - Coco 00:06
MOLINA: Here, it comes to fruition, all of my wildest...
Of course, we gave him a little cameo as the conductor. - Coco 00:06
Of course, we gave him a little cameo as the conductor.
ANDERSON: The monkey in there is, to me, just quintessential -Lee Unkrich, that little moment. - Coco 00:12
ANDERSON: The monkey in there is, to me, just quintessential...
But I love that we closed that loop, and she helps in her own way. - Coco 00:06
But I love that we closed that loop, and she helps in her...