Who co-directed Pixar’s Coco with Lee Unkrich?

Adrian Molina co-directed Pixar’s Coco with Lee Unkrich.

Molina was a major creative figure on the film beyond his directing credit. He also worked on the screenplay and helped shape the story’s characters, family history, musical structure, and Mexican cultural setting. Lee Unkrich served as the principal director, while Molina was credited as co-director.

This credit is sometimes confused with the film’s producer or production designer. Darla K. Anderson produced Coco, and Harley Jessup was its production designer. Matthew Aldrich was also an important writer on the project, but he was not the film’s co-director. Molina later became especially associated with Coco’s storytelling and cultural research.