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UNKRICH: We felt like Miguel needed to see somebody die that second death
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Coco

We felt like Miguel neededto see somebody die that second death

Coco • 2017
UNKRICH:We felt like Miguel neededto see somebody die that second death

Full Transcript

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I can feel it
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I couldn't even play that thing if I wanted to
Available in 7 languages
Duration
5 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:57
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.
But we thought, "How are we going to do that "without it completely slamming the brakes on the movie? - Coco 00:07
But we thought, "How are we going to do that...
"How do you move on from that?" And you managed to pull it off in this scene because we take the time, because we don't rush past it. - Coco 00:09
"How do you move on from that?" And you managed to...
You play me something. - Coco 00:25
You play me something.
You have the time to absorb the heaviness of what's just happened, and they talk about it, and it becomes that much more powerful later when you realize that Héctor's gonna go through the same thing. - Coco 00:12
You have the time to absorb the heaviness of what's...
ANDERSON: And two of my favorite things about this scene are, one, the great actor, Edward James Olmos, who plays it. - Coco 00:09
ANDERSON: And two of my favorite things about this scene...
He brings the proper amount of gravitas, and there's nothing like his voice and the texture. - Coco 00:08
He brings the proper amount of gravitas, and there's...
♪ Well, everyone knows Juanita ♪ Her eyes each a different color ♪ Her teeth stick out And her chin goes in ♪ And her... ♪ Knuckles they drag on the floor - Those aren't the words. - Coco 00:49
♪ Well, everyone knows Juanita ♪ Her eyes each a different...
And the other thing about this scene is just the juxtaposition of this irreverent song. - Coco 00:07
And the other thing about this scene is just the...
It is such a big, important, heavy moment, -but the song is so irreverent and silly. - Coco 00:07
It is such a big, important, heavy moment, -but the song is...
MOLINA: A lot of the tone that you get from Día de Muertos is this kind of balance of an irreverence with death, the heartache with the humor, and this was really one of those moments where we wanted to give that expression. - Coco 00:14
MOLINA: A lot of the tone that you get from Día de Muertos...
UNKRICH: This is another example where we shot lots of reference footage of the playing of the guitar so that Héctor could play it perfectly. - Coco 00:09
UNKRICH: This is another example where we shot lots of...
This seemed like an ideal place to hide a bunch of Easter eggs, and in the end, we decided not to because the scene is so emotionally powerful, we just didn't want to have anything to distract. - Coco 00:14
This seemed like an ideal place to hide a bunch of Easter...
Brings back memories. - Coco 00:11
Brings back memories.
Gracias - Coco 00:04
Gracias
We thought about putting the Luxo Ball in his hammock, but ended up deciding it was best not to do it in this scene. - Coco 00:08
We thought about putting the Luxo Ball in his hammock, but...
Another shout-out to our effects team here for doing this final death of Chicharrón. - Coco 00:07
Another shout-out to our effects team here for doing this...
We wanted it to look beautiful and ethereal, and they pulled that off... - Coco 00:07
We wanted it to look beautiful and ethereal, and they pulled...
There was just something so poetic about this second shot glass being left forever unfinished. - Coco 00:10
There was just something so poetic about this second shot...
Wait What happenedHe's been forgottenWhen there's no one left in the living worldwho remembers youyou disappear from this worldWe call it the final deathWhere did he goNo one knowsBut I've met him I could remember him when I go backNo it doesn't work like - Coco 00:41
Wait What happenedHe's been forgottenWhen there's...
He's fantastic in the whole movie, but I think he's especially great here in this section, where he's talking about Chicharrón. - Coco 00:08
He's fantastic in the whole movie, but I think...