Vivo

Parents need to know that Vivo is a touching animated musical about a one-of-a-kind singing kinkajou (voiced by Lin-Manuel Miranda) who has a great life in Havana with acclaimed aging bandleader Andrés (Cuban musician Juan de Marcos González). When Andrés dies unexpectedly, Vivo decides he must travel from Cuba to Miami to find his friend's former musical partner/the one who got away. Viewers who are already fans of Miranda's work will enjoy his signature hip-hop and Latin music-inspired soundtrack. The movie has a few moments of sadness and peril, including when a dog calls Vivo tasty and chases after him, and when Vivo and Andrés' grand-niece, Gabi (Ynairaly Simo), travel through the Everglades on their own and have to deal with an unexpected storm and a killer python, as well as a lovesick spoonbill who'd rather die than face a mate-less future. Friends argue, and a girl deceives her mother, but there are ultimately clear messages of courage, empathy, teamwork, and the transformational power of love.