Coco is earning praise from Mexican American audiences for its portrayal of Mexican culture and the holiday, “Day of the Dead”. The Disney-Pixar animated production hauled in an estimated $72.9 million over the five-day weekend and features an almost entirely Latino cast. It comes after Disney’s Moana - a computer-animated movie featuring a girl from a Polynesian village - garnered mostly positive reaction from Polynesian audiences in 2016. Both Coco and Moana used consultants to make sure the films were culturally sensitive. Disney productions haven’t always received praise...
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