What happens if you fade in Coco?

The Final Death occurs to be a dead spirit in the Land of the Dead if nobody in the Land of the Living remembers them. They will become weaker as the last living person who remembers them begins to forget them, and will eventually fade away into oblivion as they are forgotten.
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Does Hector fade away in Coco?

After Mama Coco died Hector did not fade because of her telling her family about her Papa Hector.
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Where do the Forgotten go in Coco?

As long as someone alive still cares enough to remember them, the dead get to keep "living" in a society not so different from the one they left behind. Once they are forgotten in the living world, they just disappear.
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What happens to de la Cruz in Coco?

Ernesto de la Cruz is the main antagonist of the 2017 Disney•Pixar animated feature film, Coco. He was a famous singer and musician who dazzled audiences with his good looks and his charm and was a source of Mexican pride. After his untimely death, his soul resides in the Land of the Dead.
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What did Hector think killed him Pixar?

Miguel and Hector arrive at the rehearsal that Ernesto is at, but find that he isn't there and is instead hosting a party. While searching for him, a group of performers notice Hector and tell Miguel the story of how Hector died by choking on a chorizo, though Hector claims he died of food poisoning.
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Is De La Cruz Miguel's grandfather?

Towards the beginning of the movie, Miguel finds a photograph that leads him to believe a deceased famous musician named Ernesto de la Cruz is his great-great-grandfather. While in the Land of the Dead, Miguel enlists the help of a woebegone man named Hector to help him find Ernesto.
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What is the afterlife called in Coco?

The Land of the Dead is a realm in the 2017 Disney/Pixar animated feature film Coco, and also the main setting in the movie. It is an afterlife location, an underworld known in Mexican folklore as the final destination for spirits of the deceased.
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Who is the antagonist of Coco?

Ernesto de la Cruz is the main antagonist of Coco.
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What happens when someone in the Land of the Dead is forgotten?

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The skeletons retain the appearance/age at time of death and will permanently reside in the Land of the Dead unless they are completely forgotten by living people, which will then cause them to disappear from the Land of the Dead, known as the Final Death.
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Why do people fade in Coco?

The Final Death occurs to be a dead spirit in the Land of the Dead if nobody in the Land of the Living remembers them. They will become weaker as the last living person who remembers them begins to forget them, and will eventually fade away into oblivion as they are forgotten.
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Why is Mama Coco old in the Land of the Dead?

Director Lee Unkrich answered this question in a tweet. The age a person appears in the afterlife is the age they died. @PogieJoe: Hey @leeunkrich in the Land of the Dead do the characters appear as the age they died at, the age they are in their photos, or some third option? @leeunkrich: Age they passed away.
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What is Coco dog?

The Pixar film Coco has a charismatic, bald character: Dante, a Mexican hairless dog, or Xoloitzcuintli. This rare and ancient breed of dogs is integral to Aztec culture, but that doesn't mean you should run out and buy one.
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Why can't Hector cross the bridge?

Héctor explains it's because his daughter, the reason he was trying to cross the bridge, is forgetting him and laments about not being able to apologize to his daughter Coco. Hearing this name prompts Miguel to show him a family photo of young Coco and Imelda, the boy's great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.
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Who is Mama Coco's husband?

Julio (Alfonso Arau), also known as Papá Julio, was the husband of Mamá Coco, and the father of Elena and Victoria. He gets very frantic easily, but he has his family's best interests at heart. Due to her advancing age, Coco tends to mistake her great-grandson Miguel for Julio.
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Is Hector the dad of Cocos?

Héctor Rivera (November 30, 1900—December 24, 1921, aged 21) was the husband of Imelda, the father of Coco Rivera, Miguel's long-lost great-great-grandfather and the deuteragonist of Coco.
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Is De La Cruz real?

Part of what makes the musical feature so beloved are the captivating characters it introduces. But fans may be wondering if one character in particular, Ernesto de la Cruz, is based on a real person. While he doesn't have a real-life namesake, this Mexican musician does have roots in reality.
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Is De La Cruz Pedro Infante?

José Pedro Infante Cruz, better known as Pedro Infante, is perhaps the most famous actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and was the idol of the Mexican people, together with Jorge Negrete and Javier Solís, who were styled the Tres Gallos Mexicanos. He was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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What happened to Hector de la Cruz?

Hector fought the good fight, kept the faith, and won. After a 2 1/2 year struggle against cancer, Hector departed this life, and entered into the arms of His loving Father on Tuesday, November 25th. So rejoice, for he walks the streets of gold where this is no more pain or suffering.
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What are the orange petals in Coco?

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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Who died at the end of Coco?

In Coco, after Miguel meets Héctor in the Land of the Dead, they visit Chicharrón, who quickly fades away and then disappears. Hector explains to a confused Miguel that, “He's been forgotten. When there's no one left in the living world who remembers you, you disappear from this world. We call it the Final Death.
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What is Coco Dante?

Dante is a supporting character in the 2017 Pixar animated film, Coco, and the titular character of the short Dante's Lunch. He is a Xoloitzcuintli dog and Miguel's pet. Throughout the movie, he serves as Miguel's “spirit guide”, helping him travel throughout the Land of the Dead.
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Why can't Mama Imelda cross the bridge?

The Riveras find Imelda angrily trying to figure out why she can't cross over. They meet with a clerk (Gabriel Iglesias) as they figure out that Miguel kept Imelda's picture from the ofrenda, which is why she can't cross over. They also need to get Miguel back home before sunrise, or else he will be stuck there.
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Why does Hector have a gold tooth?

When Héctor was alive he didn't have a gold tooth, but in the Land of the Dead, he does have a gold tooth which means that something happened to him in the afterlife and he had to get some dentistry work done.
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What was the twist in Coco?

For those who ignore spoiler warnings, the big twist moment in Coco comes when Miguel discovers that the great musician Ernesto de la Cruz whom he idolizes, and believes might actually be part of his family, actually had all of his great songs written by somebody else, the man named Hector who befriends Miguel early in ...
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