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In Disney-Pixar’s vibrant tale of family, fun, and adventure, an aspiring young musician named Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) embarks on an extraordinary journey to the magical land of his ancestors. There, the charming trickster Héctor (voice of Gael García Bernal) becomes an unexpected friend who helps Miguel uncover the mysteries behind his family’s stories and traditions.

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Did you know?

  • Miguel was originally only going to play guitar and not sing. When the director, Lee Unkrich, discovered Anthony Gonzalez was, in fact, a talented singer, it was decided Miguel would do both so Anthony could share this talent in the film.
  • John Ratzenberger, long considered Pixar’s good-luck charm, continues his streak of appearing in all of the studio’s feature films. In Coco, he plays a ghost called Juan Ortodoncia. He is the skeleton who can cross over to the land of the living because his dentist remembers him.
  • The orange flower seen throughout the film is the Aztec marigold (known also as the Mexican marigold or the Cempasúchil). The flower is used in the tradition of Dia de los Muertos in México to guide the deceased to the living.

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