Adrian Molina
Molina at the 2017 Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Born (1985-08-23) August 23, 1985
Yuba City, California, U.S.
Alma materCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • storyboard artist
  • animator
Years active2006–present
EmployerPixar Animation Studios (2007–present)
Spouse
Ryan Dooley
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(m. 2011)​

Adrian Molina (born August 23, 1985) is an American animator, storyboard artist and screenwriter who works for Pixar. He is best known for co-writing the screenplay and story of Coco (2017), which he also co-directed the film. He will make his directorial debut with the upcoming Elio (2025), which he also wrote the film.[1][2]

Early life and education

Molina was born in Yuba City, California to a Mexican family, and raised in Grass Valley, and he graduated from Bear River High School in 2003, to subsequently attend and graduate from the California Institute of the Arts in 2007.[3]

Career

Molina has joined at Pixar since 2007, where he started as a 2D animator on Ratatouille. He later moved on to be a storyboard artist, working on Toy Story 3 and Monsters University.[3] Molina also illustrated the Little Golden Book for Toy Story 3.[4] After writing for The Good Dinosaur, Molina started his first assignment as a screenwriter, for Coco, and later went on to co-direct the film. He also wrote serveral lyrics for the film.[3][5][6]

Following the success of Coco and the D23 Expo announcement in September 2022, Molina was announced to write and direct the upcoming feature film Elio, which he will make his directorial debut, set to release on June 13, 2025.[7][1][8][2]

Personal life

Molina is openly gay. He has been married to Ryan Dooley since 2011.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer Executive
producer		 Story
artist		 Other Voice role Notes
2007 Ratatouille No No No No Yes Animator: End Titles
2010 Toy Story 3 No No No Yes No
2013 Monsters University No No No Yes Yes Additional Screenplay Material
Opening Title Designer and Director
2015 The Good Dinosaur No No No No Yes Additional Screenplay Material
2017 Coco Co-Director Yes No No Yes Additional voices Songwriter
2019 Toy Story 4 No No No No Yes Pixar Senior Creative Team
2020 Onward No No No No Yes
Soul No No No No Yes
2021 Luca No No No No Yes Additional Story Contributions
Pixar Senior Creative Team
2022 Turning Red No No Associate No Yes Pixar Senior Creative Team
Lightyear No No No No Yes
2023 Elemental No No No No Yes
2024 Inside Out 2 No No No No Yes
2025 Elio Yes Yes No No Yes

References

  1. 1 2 Meyer, Joshua (September 9, 2022). "Disney Announces New Pixar Sci-Fi Adventure Comedy, Elio [D23]". /Film. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  2. 1 2 McClintock, Pamela (27 October 2023). "Disney Delays 'Snow White' and 'Elio' a Year, Removes Jonathan Majors' 'Magazine Dreams' From Calendar". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "'Coco's Mexican-American Co-Director Adrian Molina Reveals Origins of Pixar's Día de Muertos Film".
  4. ↑ Spring Into Action! (Disney/Pixar Toy Story 3) by Annie Auerbach | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
  5. ↑ "Pixar Coco plot details revealed | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  6. ↑ Robinson, Joanna. "Pixar's Coco Is a "Love Letter to Mexico" When It's Needed Most". HWD. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  7. ↑ "'Elio': Pixar Sets New Pic About 11-Year-Old Boy Beamed Into Space; America Ferrera Stars & 'Coco's Adrian Molina Directs". Deadline Hollywood. September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  8. ↑ Trench, Mikael (June 20, 2023). "Pixar's Elio - Everything You Need To Know". Looper. Retrieved August 27, 2023. The aforementioned director Adrian Molina is currently the only credited writer for Pixar's Elio.
  9. ↑ Crispim, Fabio (June 30, 2018). "'Coco' co-director Adrian Molina is 'all for' an LGBT Pixar film". attitude. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
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