Music 03.05.18 at 1:18 pm

The Oscar Performance of ‘Coco’s “Remember Me” Made Everyone Ugly Cry

By Remezcla Estaff

03.05.18 at 1:18 pm

Lead Photo: Courtesy of Sony Music Latin

If you’ve seen Pixar’s Coco, chances are the film’s signature song “Remember Me” left you in a puddle of your own tears multiple times over the course of the movie. At last night’s Academy Awards ceremony, Miguel, Natalia Lafourcade, and Gael García Bernal teamed up for a heart-melting live rendition of the song. Gael García Bernal, the voice behind Coco character Hector, opened the performance with an acoustic take on the track, which took home the prize for Best Original Song.

Then Miguel and Lafourcade, who recorded a delicate version of the track for the film’s end credits, took the stage for a bilingual rendition, with a stunning set design inspired by the film’s visual universe. A neon purple church illuminated the stage, and a dance troupe of ballet folklórico dancers and mariachis swayed along with Miguel and Natalia.

Watch the full performance below, and check out the Internet’s best reactions to the performance.

Never did I imagine that I’d see folklorico on the Oscars, or any US-award show for that matter.
Proud to be Mexicano always, but especially today!!!#Oscars2018
— Rubén J. Carbajal (@rubenjcarbajal) March 5, 2018

Dear @Academy, Inclusion looks good on you. I enjoyed celebrating the many faces of this country and our industry. People of many kinds, colors + cultures. Well-done. More to come. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/tYGm5GJEiV
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) March 5, 2018

No puedo con la presentación de Remember Me, el moño de mariachi del primer cantante con el tricolor, y los cempasúchiles que cayeron del techo!!!!
— Coco Coindreau (@coco_coindreau) March 5, 2018

Happy crying because not only does the Oscars have a performance of Remember Me from Coco but they also sang in spanish & had folklorico dancers
— carne asarah (@sarahsalcidooo) March 5, 2018

tonight wasn’t supposed to be that emo but coco won best animated film and there was a live performance of remember me, i’m a mess now thanks #Oscars
— stacy (@chingonatwt) March 5, 2018

really, natalia lafourcade has shaped my life soundtrack from "en el 2000" to holding a negroni while I sing along to "remember me" during the oscars, girl i love you now break into "tú sí sabes quererme"
— Marty Preciado (@martypreciado) March 5, 2018

THAT WHOLE REMEMBER ME PERFORMANCE, GAEL SINGING THE LULLABY VERSION, THE SPECTACULAR ERNESTO DE LA CRUZ SET WITH MIGUEL AND NATALIA…are the rest of you girls even aware of what we all just witnessed pic.twitter.com/RfJmZfXfLf
— ‍♀️ (@girlhuntballet) March 5, 2018

Folklorico dancers, mariachi men, raining marigolds; that performance of "Remember Me" from #CoCo was everything I wanted y más. #Oscars
— Lauren Negrete (@LaurenNegrete) March 5, 2018

And I am crying. La guitarra, Gael, Miguel, Folklorico, mi lenguaje, #Coco…my culture. We deserve this. #oscars #RepresentationMatters Thank you PIXAR!!
— Yolanda Machado (@SassyMamainLA) March 5, 2018

The Oscars having a live performance of “Remember Me” from Coco is a personal attack on my emotional well being
— ricardo (@Ricardo_Sanchz_) March 5, 2018

I cried during the Remember Me performance and when Coco won. This movie has made me cry a total of 5 times already. FUCK
— ΔLEJΔΠDRO (@worldprinceii) March 5, 2018

the set design of the stage for the oscars is damn incredible??? also this performance of "remember me" from coco is making me cry it's so damn beautiful. everything about it is incredible. wow.
— dont forget to lycansubscribe ️‍ (@pawtism) March 5, 2018

Coco in general is on the level of "The Little Prince" where even THINKING of it for more than five seconds makes me sob, but that performance of "Remember Me" made me ugly-cry FUCK #Oscars
— Lucha Kat (@KattyCorner) March 5, 2018

https://twitter.com/JBinAV/status/970489631945838592

CRYING at this "Remember Me" performance. Gael Miguel and Natalia with the Spanish lyrics. Plus the marigolds at the end #Oscars
— Carolina J. Moreno (@CaritoJuliette) March 5, 2018

Didn’t think seeing such visuals would move me to tears while watching the performance of “ Remember Me “ from Coco but it did and could you blame me? pic.twitter.com/p5CIBDgZ8L
— Migs (@Miguel_M1GS) March 5, 2018

Stunning performance of Remember Me from #Coco with @Miguel and @lafourcade #Oscars pic.twitter.com/w8YHk10PnZ
— Nez (@nezlysilva) March 5, 2018

This is the first time I’ve listened to remember me and y’all. So Beautiful. I love miguel. I love Mexican culture. I love all of this.
— Bo’s Beau (@sunshinesadmess) March 5, 2018

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Natalia Lafourcade and Gael García singing Remember Me.
Uggh I love my Mexican legends. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/teeIY4PXCO
— Missy (@Moon_Riveer) March 5, 2018

Me at the Coco “Remember Me” performance: pic.twitter.com/N4Iygb9rSK
— Laur-uto Uzumaki (@afroman76) March 5, 2018

Watch the full performance below:

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