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Adrian Molina (born August 23, 1985) is an American animator, storyboard artist and screenwriter who works for Pixar. He co-wrote the screenplay and story of Coco (2017), which he also co-directed. He will make his solo directorial debut with the upcoming original film Elio (2025), which he also wrote.
Adrian Molina is a Pixar employee who has worked on several animated films, such as Coco, The Good Dinosaur, and Lightyear. He has won five awards and received four nominations for his contributions to the animation industry.
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Feb 27, 2018 · Adrian Molina shares how his parents' blessing inspired him to write and co-direct the Oscar-nominated film about Día de Muertos. He also reveals how he researched and embraced his Mexican culture and identity through the project.
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Adrian Molina, co-writer and co-director of Coco, talks about his personal experience with Dia de Los Muertos, the regional variations of the celebration, and the inspiration for the Land of the Dead. He also reveals his guardian spirit alebrije and his sketchbook drawings from his research trip to Mexico.
Adrian Molina is a co-writer and co-director of "Coco", a Pixar film inspired by the Mexican holiday Dia de Muertos. He talks about the challenges and joys of animating skeletons, the tongue of Dante, and the importance of family in the film.
Nov 30, 2017 · Coco ’s co-director Adrian Molina, who is Mexican-American, came on board the project about three years into its development, initially as one of Unkrich’s storyboard artists (he also worked on...
Jun 28, 2018 · Now, one of the co-directors of Coco, Adrian Molina, is opening up about a new kind of story he wants to tell for Pixar — and it has the power to be groundbreaking.
