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"Coco" was easily my favorite Hollywood film from last year, and easily among the top three Pixar films (the other two being "Monsters, Inc." and "Wall-E") of all time for me! Part of its appeal is its unapologetically Mexican backdrop while touching on some universal topics (like family, friendships, death, etc) at the same time!
However, I also heard that you can roughly divide Mexico into three different parts as well (North, Central, and South). The "north" (where cities such as Tijuana and Monterrey are) being the part most heavily influenced by the USA but also influencing the USA as well (see the "vaqueros" for example), the "central" (where the likes of Mexico City and Guadalajara are) being roughly the same area where the Aztecs held most sway, and the "south" (where regions like the Yucatan and Chiapas are) being the same area where the Mayans held most sway. And each of them are quite a bit different from each other.
So for any of you who lives in or has travelled across Mexico over the years, what part of Mexico does the village depicted in "Coco" most remind you of? I would like to hear your answers. Thanks.
Guanajuato. For its traditions and because it is the best known place in Mexico for its shoe industry. The city portrayed reminds me of San Miguel de Allende.
I was gonna second that... actually isn't Leon, Mexico known as shoe capital of the world?
I'm almost positive it would be in Central Mexico just on general layout, atmosphere, etc. There's an infographic that is done every so often on the geography of Disney movies, and so perhaps that would help give an idea.
How about for a similar but different earlier movie, The Book of Life? It seemed to have more Spanish influences present as well, and also the town had kind of a royal feel, yet a smaller one... so perhaps Cuernavaca, where the residence of Cortes was?
The "north" (where cities such as Tijuana and Monterrey are) being the part most heavily influenced by the USA but also influencing the USA as well (see the "vaqueros" for example)
California, Arizona, NM and Texas were part of Mexico, on paper through the late 1800s, in practice through the early-to-middle 20th century.
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So for any of you who lives in or has travelled across Mexico over the years, what part of Mexico does the village depicted in "Coco" most remind you of? I would like to hear your answers. Thanks.
Culturally I see a lot of commonality even in the villages of Northern New Mexico. Physically maybe someplace like San Miguel in Mexico.
Reminds me of any small town in Central and Western Mexico. The creators based it off some places they visited in Oaxaca, Guerrero and Michoacán. Central square with church and kiosk, stone roads, narrow streets... they got it spot on. All they missed was the political ads in almost every freaking wall. Oh, and that kind of dog is expensive as F, zero chance he would be a stray ... the breed is booming in Mexico City's hip/posh/fresa neighborhoods.
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... the breed is booming in Mexico City's hip/posh/fresa neighborhoods.
