Alanna Ubach as Mamá Imelda, Miguel's late great-great-grandmother, Héctor's wife, Coco's mother, and the matriarch of the family. [15] Berman, Rachel (April 13, 2016). "Lee Unkrich Confirms That Animation Has Officially Started on Coco!". Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. White, James (March 15, 2017). "First Teaser Trailer For Pixar's Coco". Empire. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017 . Retrieved March 15, 2017. Gael García Bernal Talks About Singing in Pixar's 'Coco' ". Hollywoodreporter.com. November 9, 2017. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018 . Retrieved May 26, 2018. Watkins, Gwynne (March 29, 2017). "New Pixar Short 'Dante's Lunch' Introduces 'Coco' Dog, Plus Director Lee Unkrich on Whether 'Coco' Will Make You Cry (Exclusive)". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017 . Retrieved April 1, 2017.

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Roeper, Richard (November 21, 2017). "The exciting Land of the Dead is where 'Coco' really comes to life". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017 . Retrieved November 30, 2017. Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter said, "At every imaginative juncture, the filmmakers (the screenplay is credited to Pixar veteran Molina and Matthew Aldrich) create a richly woven tapestry of comprehensively researched storytelling, fully dimensional characters, clever touches both tender and amusingly macabre, and vivid, beautifully textured visuals." [97] Robert Abele of TheWrap praised the film, saying: "If an animated movie is going to offer children a way to process death, it's hard to envision a more spirited, touching and breezily entertaining example than Coco." [98] In his review for Variety, Peter Debruge wrote, "In any case, it works: Coco 's creators clearly had the perfect ending in mind before they'd nailed down all the other details, and though the movie drags in places, and features a few too many childish gags... the story's sincere emotional resolution earns the sobs it's sure to inspire." Debruge also described the film as "[An] effective yet hardly exceptional addition to the Pixar oeuvre." [99] Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film four out of four, writing that "There's a touch of Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki in the film's matter-of-fact depiction of the dead interacting with the living, as well as its portrayal of certain creatures" such as Dante and Pepita. He concluded his review by stating, "I had some minor quibbles about [ Coco] while I was watching it, but I can't remember what they were. This film is a classic." [100] Interview: Pixar's Lee Unkrich Talks Success, Diversity and 'Coco' ". Awn.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018 . Retrieved May 20, 2018. This is the final Pixar film Lee Unkrich directed and worked with altogether before his retirement in 2019. Bratt voiced Ernesto de la Cruz, a character who he described as "the Mexican Frank Sinatra"; "[a] larger than life persona". [40] On the advice of the filmmakers, Bratt watched videos of equivalent Mexican actors including Jorge Negrete and Pedro Infante. Bratt found the character similar to his father in physical appearance, "swagger and confidence", and worked in the film as a tribute to him. [41] The character Mama Imelda's voice was provided by Alanna Ubach. Ubach said that the film "is [giving] respect to one quality that all Latin families across the universe do have in common, and that is giving respect and prioritizing the importance of family". Mama Imelda's voice was influenced by Ubach's tía Flora, who was a "profound influence in [her] life". Ubach said her tía was the family's matriarch, and dedicated the film to her. [42]Rechtshaffen, Michael (October 20, 2017). " 'Coco': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017 . Retrieved November 10, 2017. Hecht, John (July 5, 2017). "Pixar's Coco to World Premiere at Mexico's Morelia Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017 . Retrieved July 5, 2017. The story of Coco is a rather typical hero's journey/coming of age tale, with Miguel going on a grand adventure in the Land of the Dead and learning an important lesson about both himself and his family along the way. Miguel's motivation throughout the movie - wanting to follow his dream, but not feeling understood by his family - provides for an exceptionally universal jumping off point, and acts as the anchor around which the entire film's emotional arc revolves. Even so, there are plenty of twists and turns throughout the movie that prevent the story from feeling stale; in that way, Coco somewhat resembles a telenovela, with a big third act twist that completely upends the status quo of the movie. Still, this twist only helps to further develop the main theme of the movie, which is the identity of self vs the identity of family.