Mig, a 12-year-old Mexican boy from a shoemaker family, has had a musical dream since he was a child, but music is forbidden by his family. They think they are cursed by music. While Miguel was secretly pursuing his musical dream, he touched a guitar and landed in the land of the dead.
Every year on the Day of the Dead, family members who have passed away will return to the world to reunite with their loved ones, but no one has ever been to the world of the dead. MiG was shocked by the colorful world of the dead, and what surprised him even more was that he reunited with his lost mother and ancestors, and the family had to find a way to return MiG to the human world.
Extended information:
1. Basic movie information
"Coco" is the 19th animated feature film of Pixar Animation Studio, produced by China Co-produced by Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina, starring Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt, Gael Garcia Bay Gnar, Renee Victor and others participated in dubbing.
The film is inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead and tells the story of Miguel, a little boy who loves music, and Hector, a down-and-out musician, who embark on a wonderful adventure in a colorful and mysterious world. The film was released in the United States on November 22, 2017, and in mainland China on November 24, 2017.
On March 5, 2018, the film won the Best Animated Feature Film at the 90th Academy Awards.
2. Introduction to the main characters
1. MiG? Voiced by Anthony Gonzalez
MiG, a 12-year-old Mexican boy, lives in A lively and noisy Mexican village, I have dreamed of music since I was a child.
However, he was born into the "Rivera" family of shoemakers, the only family in the town that hated music. While secretly pursuing his music dream, Miguel accidentally entered the land of death and met the souls of his family members here.
2. Hector? Voiced by Gael Garcia Bernal
Hector is a down-and-out homeless man in the Land of the Dead. He wants to borrow MiG’s help. Go to the world of the living.
He promised to help Miguel find the singer Drakus. In return, Miguel promised to send Héctor's photo back to his family's altar. When Héctor is completely forgotten in the world, he will turn into golden powder and face real death.
3. Dracus?Voiced by?Benjamin Bratt
He was a legendary Mexican musician and Miguel’s idol during his lifetime.
This charming and idiosyncratic musician was revered by music fans around the world before his unexpected death, and is even more beloved in the world of the dead. Miguel believes that he may be the great-great-grandfather who abandoned his family and children to pursue his dream of music.
4. Imelda? Voiced by: Alanna Ubach
Imelda is Miguel’s great-great-grandmother and the matriarch of the Rivera family.
Strong, independent, and brave. After her musician husband abandoned the family and disappeared, he swore that his family would never touch music again, and he raised Miguel's great-grandmother Coco by learning the shoemaking craft, and made their family a famous local shoemaker's family.
Reference materials:
Baidu Encyclopedia - Coco