Who co-directed Coco alongside Lee Unkrich?

Adrian Molina co-directed Coco alongside Lee Unkrich.

Molina was already an important creative contributor as one of the film’s screenwriters, sharing screenplay credit with Matthew Aldrich. During production, he was promoted to co-director, giving him a direct role in shaping the finished film alongside Unkrich.

Unkrich was the principal director, while Molina’s involvement helped strengthen the story’s Mexican setting, family relationships, musical structure, and emotional themes. The film follows Miguel as he travels into the Land of the Dead and uncovers the truth about his great-great-grandfather Héctor.

Molina is sometimes mistaken for the sole writer or for another Pixar director because several prominent Pixar artists contributed to the project. Brad Bird and Pete Docter were not Coco’s co-directors, and John Lasseter was associated with Pixar leadership rather than serving in that directing role.