Due to intense disapproval from Abuelita, music of any kind is not allowed to be performed or enjoyed in their household. Despite this, Miguel has a secret hideout where he listens to the record albums of his musical hero Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt), the most beloved singer in Mexico before his tragic death.
The story follows a 12-year-old boy named Miguel who dreams of becoming a musician like his great-great-grandfather Ernesto de la Cruz, a popular singer-songwriter who died when he was crushed by a bell in a live concert. Because De la Cruz abandoned his family for fame, music has been banned in Miguel's household.
What does Abuelita not allow at home in the movie Coco?
Elena Rivera, better known as Abuelita to her family, is the loving and overprotective matriarch of the Riveras and strictly enforces the ban against music set by her grandmother, Imelda, to the point that she disallows any kind of musical expression made by anyone in her family, like whistling, tapping one's toe, or ...
Why does Miguel's Great Great Grandmother forbid music?
The ban was placed because Miguel's great-great-grandmother Imelda was married to a man who left her and their daughter Coco to pursue a career in music. When he never returned, Imelda banished music from her house and started a shoemaking business.
What did Miguel really want to do but was forbidden by the family?
Miguel was born in a family that hates music. He wants to become a musician but his family always banned him. This problem makes him travelled to the land of the dead to find out the truth of his family.
Almost every year, Miguel was told of how his great great grandmother, Imelda had banned music after her husband had left to raise her daughter, Coco alone.
It soon turns to horror when Imelda learns that her inability to cross over to the land of the living was because Miguel accidentally removed her photo from the family ofrenda earlier.
Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
And yet, Miguel has a secret dream: he longs to play guitar, just like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. But when a mysterious chain of events leads him to the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead, Miguel finds there may be a way to become a musician and get his family's blessing.
Imelda later lashed out on Héctor when he tried helping her off and initially blamed him for getting Miguel into a sinkhole. However, after learning the truth from their great-great-grandson, Miguel, Imelda found it hard to forgive her husband.
For generations, the Riveras have banned music because they believe they've been cursed by it; as their family history goes, Miguel's great-great-grandfather abandoned his wife decades earlier to follow his own dreams of performing, leaving Imelda (Miguel's great-great-grandmother) to take control as the matriarch of ...
Legacy. Héctor's legacy was not a happy one, for Ernesto stole Héctor's guitar and and took credit for his songs, even turning Héctor's lullaby for his daughter into a sappy love song. As for Héctor's wife, Imelda, when her husband did not return, Imelda became embittered to Héctor.
Héctor Rivera is Miguel's great-great grandfather and Imelda's husband from the movie, Coco, as well as Mama Coco's father. In the film, it is revealed that he had written the songs of Ernesto De La Cruz. However, he was homesick, and after an argument, was poisoned by Cruz, and he stole credit for Héctor's songs.
Coco sees a 12-year-old Mexican boy named Miguel Rivera defy his family, who have imposed a longstanding ban on music. This is due to Miguel's great-great-grandmother being left to raise her daughter Coco alone after her husband decided to travel the world to pursue a career as a singer.
Coco is now the family's matriarch, who spans generations and connects everything. With her husband Julio, she had Victoria and Elena. Elena had three children with Franco; Berto, Enrique, and Gloria. Berto married Carmen and had four children, Abel, Rosa, Benny, and Manny.
Mamá Coco was born in 1918. As the film takes place in present day, Coco was 99 years old at the time of Coco. This is confirmed by Lee Unkrich, who revealed Coco passed away at 100 years of age.
Packed with heartwarming moments and vibrant animation, this sequel promises to capture the same magical spirit that made the first COCO film a beloved classic. Coming to theaters in October 2024.
But she did assault Ernesto da la Cruz for murdering her husband, even calling him the love of her life when assaulting him. A year later, Imelda and Héctor had fully reconciled, rekindling their romance and even kissing each other and standing next to each other while with their Rivera family.
To protect his legacy, Ernesto seizes Héctor's photo and has Miguel and Héctor thrown into a cenote pit. There, Miguel realizes Héctor is his actual great-great-grandfather and that Coco is Héctor's daughter.
The title refers to Miguel's great-grandmother Mamá Coco, whose father is key to the anti-music mystery. This tale unfolds in an unspecified Mexican town on the eve of El Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) as the entire community is preparing to honor their departed loved ones.
In earlier drafts, the deceased Riveras were cursed in the Land of the Dead to sing strangely whenever they open their mouths as a result of hating music in their lifetime. They originally saw Héctor's guitar as a source of their curse.
What does Miguel discover when Dante breaks the picture from the ofrenda (altar)? MIguel discovers that Ernesto De la Cruz is his grandfather when Dante breaks the picture from the ofrenda. MIguel discovers that Ernesto De la Cruz is his grandfather when Dante breaks the picture from the ofrenda . 6.
