Ana ofelia murguía Death: The Mexican actor Ana Ofelia Murguía has died at the age of 90. She was the voice of great-grandmother Mama Coco in the Oscar-winning Disney Pixar movie Coco.
In the movie about a Mexican boy who crosses into the Land of the Dead to become a singer, she plays a very important role.
The movie shows how important the Day of the Dead is to Mexican society.
The National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature of Mexico said that her work was “vital for the performing arts of Mexico.”
The part of Coco where Mama Coco and her great-grandson Miguel sing “Remember Me” together was one of the most memorable parts.
He sings, “Even though I’m far away, I hold you in my heart,” and she sings, “Remember me until you’re in my arms again.”
The story takes place during the annual Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico and other South American countries. These celebrations honor the circle of life and death.
At these events, people often paint their faces to look like heads to remember family and friends who have died and gone to the afterlife.
“With deep sadness, we regret the sensitive death of the leading actress Ana Ofelia Murguía, who was part of the stable cast of the National Theater Company of Mexico, and whose artistic career was vital for the performing arts of Mexico,” the National Institute of Arts and Literature said.
In 2011, Murguía won the Golden Ariel Award for lifetime success at a ceremony honoring the best in Mexican film. He was born in Mexico in 1933.
She shared the award with director and writer Jorge Fons for their more than 40-year careers in theater, movies, and TV.
She also won the Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor three times, in 1979, 1986, and 1996. One of the movies she was nominated for was La Reina de la Noche (The Queen of the Night), which came out in 1994 and was about a female cabaret artist who leaves Berlin after an incident with the Nazis and starts over in Mexico.
Lee Unkrich, one of the creators of Coco, said that Mexico’s “endlessly beautiful culture and traditions” were the reason the movie could not have been made without its “Best Animated Film” and “Best Original Song” wins in 2018.
“With Coco, we tried to take a step forward toward a world where all children can grow up seeing characters in movies that look and talk and live as they do,” he told the crowd.
“People who are on the outside should feel like they belong. “Representation is important.”
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