Coco
- Year
- 2017
- Studio
- Pixar
About this movie
Day of the Dead family fantasy about a boy who crosses into the Land of the Dead.
Plot summary
In the Mexican town of Santa Cecilia, a young woman named Imelda marries a man who eventually leaves her and their daughter Coco to pursue a music career. When he never returns, Imelda bans music from her family and opens a shoemaking business.
Decades later, Imelda's great-great-grandson Miguel lives in the family home with his parents and relatives, including an elderly and ailing Coco. Despite the family's continued ban on music, Miguel secretly loves it and teaches himself to play guitar by watching the VHS documentary of his idol, the late musician Ernesto de la Cruz. On the Day of the Dead, Miguel inadvertently bumps the family ofrenda and breaks a frame containing a photo of Imelda and an infant Coco. He discovers a hidden section of the photograph that shows his great-great-grandfather, whose head has been torn from the photo, holding Ernesto's famous guitar. Believing this proves Ernesto is his relative, Miguel excitedly tells his family about his musical aspirations. In response, Miguel's grandmother, Elena, destroys his guitar, causing him to shun his family.
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Details
- Holiday
- Halloween
- Archive type
- Movie
- Studio
- Pixar
Credits
- Lee Unkrich Director
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