In Pixar’s Coco, Héctor wrote “Remember Me” for his daughter Coco.
The song is first associated with Ernesto de la Cruz’s polished stage performances, where it sounds like a grand show-business number. Later, Héctor performs it as a personal lullaby for his young daughter. That change in setting reveals the song’s true emotional meaning: it is a father’s message to his child before he leaves home.
By the end of the film, Miguel sings “Remember Me” to the elderly Mamá Coco. The performance helps her recover memories of her father and preserves Héctor’s place in the family’s history. “Remember Me” was written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.