![]() He elaborates “It’s expository but it also, it just punches you right in the heart because you realize, oh, wait a second, if we don’t stay connected to where we come from, we don’t remember our antepasados, the people who came before us, that’s it, we’re finally moving on to where, who knows. It is the one in which Edward J Olmos shows us what it is to finally die, the final death. This triggered him to share his favorite scene in the movie. One thing is for certain, a handful of moments did affect him. Did Benjamin Bratt bring some? We are not sure. It is highly recommended to bring tissues to watch Coco. In the end, he recorded everyone of Ernesto de la Cruz song, and chose to seize his moment this way!ĭid Benjamin Bratt Need Tissues Watching Coco? You will have a hard time believing that. He feels the first few sessions were horrible. He worked with with Liz Kaplan who’s the instructor, mentor to the stars in a New York. And then, of course, I became immediately terrified”. So, when I was offered the role, I thought it was a bit ironic that I was meant to play the most, you know, famous singer and musician in Mexican history. I had a little chuckle for myself. I don’t possess one when it comes to singing. The big question was where did he get those pipes? He reflects and shares that “ Singing translates across all language, all cultures because a beautiful voice is a beautiful voice. He would give his left toe to be a balladeer like Marc Anthony, to him a phenomenal, powerful singer who he admires immensely. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Disney) *** Local Caption *** Benjamin Brattįun fact: Benjamin Bratt admires singers and has always wanted to one. His hair was perfect”.ĪNAHEIM, CA – JULY 14: Actor Benjamin Bratt (C) of COCO performs the song ‘Remember Me’ from COCO onstage during the Walt Disney Studios animation presentation at Disney’s D23 EXPO 2017 in Anaheim, Calif. That is an even more difficult trick to do it just vocally, you know. So, I just thought okay, I’ll just try to be larger-than-life. Not everyone possesses that set of talent or that particular personal chemistry. Someone who is as adored for his musical ability as he was for his movie star magnetism. They were like the Mexican versions of Frank Sinatra. And what I realized was that, there’s real star power. ![]() But after Lee and Adrian shared with me that those are the people in real life that they were drawing on for this character I went out to YouTube, of course, and studied a lot of it. I was loosely aware of the Vicente Fernandez’s music. How did Benjamin Bratt draw inspiration for this larger than life de la Cruz? He tells us: “I had never seen a film with Pedro Infante or Jorge Negrete. Ernesto de la Cruz, larger than life dead and aliveīig celebrities from the past like Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete, Vicente Fernandez or the very macho telenovela lead star came to mind as I enjoyed Ernesto de la Cruz on screen. In a way, it reintroduces who we are as a people in our uniqueness but also in our sameness to everyone else in the world”. It underscored the fact that that portrayal hasn’t been done yet on this kind of scale. They looked like people I know, the people I come from. surprised me because it was in that moment that I recognized these beautiful brown faces. He explains that when he was explained what the film was about at Pixar, he was taken to “this room that, from floor to ceiling on every wall was covered in Mexican iconography, Day of the Dead colors and images and some of the characters that were drawn, illustrated that they were going to portray in the film. Photo credit: Silvia at From the start he was impacted by the film. And then when you add like that technical expertise to the emotional depth of the film and what it delivers at the end, there’s no other word for it, and powerful. “I think I was most struck by the beauty of the artistry. Just like me, I had been blown away by the first 30 minutes □ Benjamin Bratt’s Impressions on Coco ![]() I was rocked, were you? I sure was!įun fact: the movie premiere was the first time Benjamin Bratt watched the film in its entirety. I mean where else can you be greeted by a mariachi band and folkloric dancers? The whole thing was a celebration from start to finish. As he beamed, he said “I’ve been around the block a little bit and that was probably the most spectacular, most heartwarming, most fun premier I’ve ever been to. He appreciated the warm welcome, and stated telling us that he felt great because he had gone to the most “remarkable premiere” the night before. To a round of applause we welcomes Benjamin Bratt to our table for an exclusive Disney-Pixar Coco interview. Photo credit: silvia at Benjamin Bratt Sings His Heart Out In Disney-Pixar Coco
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