The end result is a colorful, vibrant journey filled with music that I must say was exceptional. It's a shame that its charm is undercut by the staggering 20-minute Frozen short, which contains more songs (and of the obnoxious variety) in its runtime than the entirety of Coco. Pixar really dropped the ball there... However, they manage to do more good than bad, per usual.

One thing Pixar managed to do right with regard to the musical numbers in Coco was enlist the help of Latina composer Germaine Franco and Mexican Institute of Sound DJ/producer Camilo Lara to ensure the soundtrack had the authenticity they were looking for. Another shining attribute is how the movie’s comedic and melancholic moments blend together just as seamlessly as the characters’ English and Spanish phrases.

Coco is a celebration of family, tradition, music, love, and the legacies we leave behind after death that is sure to entertain children and adults of all backgrounds alike. I walked out of the theater on Thanksgiving with a tremendous sense of pride and gratitude that Pixar took the risk to pull off this cinematic gift to Mexico and succeeded.

Rating: 4 chanclas outta 5.