![]() Where we come from has got to be known, if you want to know where you are and who you are. If you don’t have any stories, that’s sad. I know that he won’t and I know that he will miss the opportunity to really understand himself better by experiencing this kind of a piece of work that enlightens you to where you come from and helps you remember those that gave you the opportunities to do what you’re doing, from your parents to your grandparents to your great grandparents and aunts and uncles. I’d like the President of the United States to watch Coco with his family. Now, more than ever, you have to really realize where you come from and who you are. It’s come at a time when it’s most needed, and no one knew, six years ago when it started, that we’d be in this shape and condition with our humanity. They’re really good at that, but Coco is different. They tell stories that are just really lively, fun, thought-provoking and emotional, and you cry and laugh. And they’ve done brilliant stories, don’t get me wrong. I think it will be one of the most coveted stories that Pixar has ever done. Is it challenging to sign on to something that you presumably believe in and see the potential of, shoot a pilot, and then have to go back and reshoot it? Sons of Anarchy was just incredibly dark. Talk about the dark side of the culture! It doesn’t get darker than Sutter and motorcycle gangs. You were announced as doing the Mayans MC TV series with Kurt Sutter and FX, and then they decided to reshoot the pilot. You leave feeling really good about yourself and you really think about your ancestors. Was it the first attempt? Was it his wife? Everything about this movie is endearing. When you hear that love song to one of his great loves, who knows what love that was. I just used myself and realized what the moments were and what was happening when he asked Héctor to sing the song. It was so well defined, what the situation was, that I didn’t have to invent anything. OLMOS: I didn’t go back and build an entire bible on the character. We all get together and talk and have a party, remembering and telling stories, and we all laugh because the stories are hysterical.ĭid you ever think about who Chicharrón was in life, and how do you think that affected who he was when we meet him in the state that he’s in? Halloween is a different kind of feeling, and it usurps it because it’s so much more fun. We do it every year, and it usurps Halloween. This is so unique and so colorful, and it’s very true to exactly what happens. Whether it’s the Japanese or the Africans, they all have ways of conjuring spirits and the support of those who have gone before them. When you compare the similarities and differences to other cultures, you start to learn about them and appreciate them. Everybody has their own way of remembering and every culture has their traditions. OLMOS: I think it’s the single most effective movie that I’ve seen in recent memory, that will allow the unification of people not only to their families, but to humanity. ![]() ![]() What does it mean to you to be a part of this film? This film is an absolutely perfect love letter to family, and it’s such a beautiful story about cultures and traditions that we haven’t gotten to see, in this way, with gorgeous songs and characters that makes audiences laugh and cry. ![]()
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