![]() “Coco” becomes a colorful and entertaining journey through both the Land of the Dead and the rich cultural tradition surrounding the Mexican Dia de los Muertos holiday. So Miguel decides to seek out the one ancestor who might be a little more sympathetic to his plight: the great-great-grandfather who started the bad blood in the first place. To return home, Miguel has to receive the blessing of an ancestor, but all the boy’s ancestors are angry about his musical aspirations and refuse to send him back unless he promises to give up his dreams. But as Miguel hits his first chord, the instrument transports him to the Land of the Dead. So, on a dark evening during the annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival, Miguel steals into the crypt of the town’s legendary mariachi Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt), hoping to nab the icon’s celebrated guitar from its shrine. But when his domineering grandmother discovers his guitar and smashes it, Miguel finds himself without an instrument and no way to compete in an upcoming talent show in the nearby Mariachi Square. Only Miguel’s great-grandmother Coco (Ana Ofelia Murguia) remembers him, and her memory is fading fast.Ĭaught between his dreams and his loyalty to his family, Miguel tries to pursue the former on the sly while keeping the latter out of the loop. A few generations earlier, Miguel’s great-great-grandfather left his family to pursue a music career, and his progeny have been trying to erase him from their bitter history ever since. Miguel aspires to be a musician, but unfortunately he comes from a family of shoemakers who despise music. The plot follows the story of Miguel (voiced by Anthony Gonzalez), a Mexican boy who travels to the Land of the Dead in search of a long-lost ancestor. “Coco” isn’t just family friendly - it’s family-centric. While so many films build around a character’s personal quest to chase dreams, “Coco” takes a different angle, one that will ring especially true to anyone who has ever heard the reference about the hearts of the children turning to their fathers, and vice versa. ![]()
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