Coco (2017) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Great-great-grandson of Imelda who secretly loves music despite a family ban. After accidentally traveling to the Land of the Dead, he seeks a blessing from his idol Ernesto de la Cruz to return home,...
Miguel's actual great-great-grandfather and a struggling skeleton in the Land of the Dead. He was murdered by Ernesto de la Cruz, who stole his songs. He partners with Miguel to return to the living w...
A celebrated musician and Miguel's idol, whose mausoleum Miguel visits to seek a blessing. He is revealed to have murdered his former partner Héctor, stole his guitar and songs, and locked him away to...
The matriarch of the Rivera family who banned music after her husband abandoned them. She accidentally brings Miguel to the Land of the Dead, initially demands he give up music for a blessing, but eve...
Miguel's grandmother who destroys his guitar after he reveals his musical aspirations, prompting him to run away. She later participates in the family's efforts to retrieve Héctor's photo and ultimate...
Miguel's father, a member of the Rivera family who enforces the ban on music. He lives with Miguel and his parents, and is part of the family unit that eventually reconciles with Miguel and accepts hi...
A forgotten spirit whose disappearance from memory gives emotional weight to the film's themes of remembrance.
An elderly family member whose connection to the past embodies memory, love, and ancestral continuity.
An official who helps manage passage between realms and clarifies the bureaucracy of the afterlife.
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Imelda is Miguel's deceased great-great-grandmother and an important ancestor in his journey.
Abuelita is Miguel's grandmother and enforces the family music ban.
Papá is Miguel's father.
Coco is Miguel's great-great-grandmother.
Imelda is Coco's mother.
Héctor is Coco's father.
Héctor is Imelda's husband and the father of her daughter, Coco.
Plot states they were once a musical act on the brink of fame until Héctor grew homesick.
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Ernesto betrays Héctor and steals credit for his songs, creating the central personal conflict.
Miguel's search for his musical heritage brings him into direct opposition with Ernesto's deception and ambitions.
Héctor helps Miguel navigate the Land of the Dead and uncover the truth about his family.
Abuelita opposes Miguel's music and destroys his guitar during their family conflict.
Papá cares for Miguel while trying to preserve the family's traditions.
Miguel interacts with the afterlife's bureaucratic process while attempting to cross between realms.
Both are forgotten residents of the Land of the Dead and share the consequences of fading remembrance.
A tale of artistic theft, familial bonds, and the enduring power of memory across two worlds.
Directed by Lee Unkrich
Coco (2017) · 8.2/10 · adventure, animation, family, music
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