Who is the villain 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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Why is Ernesto de la Cruz evil?

However, it was revealed that Ernesto murdered Héctor, who actually wrote all his songs, for betrayal and stole all of his songs and compositions to gain fame and fortune, thus making him responsible for the Rivera family's ban on music and disownment of Héctor in the first place.
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Who poisoned Hector from Coco?

In 1921, Héctor began getting homesick and missed his wife and daughter and attempted to get back home to them. However, Ernesto poisoned Héctor by slipping it in his tequila. As he made his way to the train station, Héctor felt a pain in his stomach. Succumbing to the poison, Héctor then woke up dead.
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Is Miguel related to Ernesto de la Cruz?

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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Who is the secondary antagonist in Coco?

The Security Guards are the secondary antagonists of the 2017 Disney/Pixar film Coco. They are Ernesto de la Cruz's enforcers.
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Who is the protagonist in Coco?

Anthony Gonzalez. At just 12 years old, Anthony Gonzalez stars as the film's protagonist, Miguel, a young boy with a dream of becoming a musician. On his journey through the bright and colorful Land of the Dead, Miguel, accompanied by his dog Dante, encounters a vast world of music he has never known.
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Is Ernesto de la Cruz real?

Despite his pop star flair and style, though, Coco's Ernesto de la Cruz is not based on a real singer. This larger than life singer is a complete Coco original, which means he also sings a handful of original songs, too.
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Who is Coco's husband?

Julio (Alfonso Arau), also known as Papá Julio, was the husband of Mamá Coco, and the father of Elena and Victoria.
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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 is the final death in 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 did Miguel lie to Hector about?

Miguel panics and attempts to flee, but a suspicious Hector overhears that Miguel's family is looking for him. Hector confronts Miguel for lying to him about not having any other living family members, and attempts to expose Miguel to his family.
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How did Coco's family died?

Chicharon - Disintegrated into gold dust due to his wife forgetting about him. Ernesto de la Cruz - Thrown towards a bell by Pepita and was crushed by it. He is later forgotten by everyone, disintegrating him into gold dust offscreen.
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Who died by a bell in Coco?

In Coco, Ernesto was ultimately killed when he was crushed by the giant bell in the Día de Muertos Realm? He was technically dead, and after being exposed as a fraud, he would still be remembered for his movies and for his story for stealing Héctor's songs?)" (Tweet).
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Who is the main villain in The Incredibles 2?

Evelyn Deavor is the main antagonist of the 2018 Disney•Pixar animated film, Incredibles 2.
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What did Hector drink Coco?

On the way there, Hector stopped and grabs two shot glasses of tequila so he and Chicharrón could share a drink, however, that never happens, as Chicharrón slips away after Hector plays "Everyone Knows Juanita" (and adults know that the lyrics Hector changed were likely about something round).
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Is Coco based on a true story?

This is not a true story. The character of Mamá Coco was not based upon any real person we met in our travels. She sprang solely from our imagination. I saw photos of other mexican women who looked more like Coco than her.
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Who is Mama Coco's father?

Mama Coco (Ana Ofelia Murguía) is Miguel's great-grandmother, who lives with him, his parents and his grandmother or Abuelita (Renee Victor). Coco's father, Hector (Gael García Bernal), was a musician who left Coco and her mother, Imelda (Alanna Ulbech), to pursue his career.
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Why can't Héctor 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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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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Who is Mamá Coco's daughter?

Renée Victor as Abuelita, Coco's daughter and Miguel's grandmother who strictly enforces the Rivera family's music ban.
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What happens to Dante in Coco?

With chocolate being incredibly poisonous to dogs, that's what killed him and allowed Dante and Miguel to enter the land of the dead together. So, in the end, the real reason Dante dies in "Coco" is because he ate Cocoa...
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What is Cocos real name?

Nicole Natalie Marrow (née Austin; born March 17, 1979), commonly known as Coco Austin, Coco, Coco Marie Austin, Coco Marie, and Coco-T, is an American television personality and actress. She has been married to rapper Ice-T since 2002.
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Why syndrome is the best Pixar villain?

While Syndrome isn't born with any powers either, like The Incredibles are, he is more of a classic superhero villain, with his costume and the manner in which he presents himself. That is what people want to see within a superhero movie, which is what makes him the standout villain.
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Who is Dante in Coco?

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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What is an alebrije in Coco?

Presented in Coco as spirit animals, alebrijes, fantastical creatures made out of paper maché or carved from wood, are not specifically associated with Día de Muertos in Mexican culture.
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