The Riveras

The Riveras are a family of shoemakers from the town of Santa Cecilia. They are major characters in the 2017 Pixar film, Coco.

Background
A tightly-knit group, the Riveras are humble people who collectively run the Rivera Family Shoemakers line. Unfortunately, they are known in their home as being the only family who despise music in an otherwise musical town, due to a family tiff that happened between the family's former matriarch Imelda and her husband Héctor. Since then, the family has only grown and still carries the taboo on music. Nowadays, Elena (currently known as Abuelita) acts as Imelda's successor and upholds her maternal grandmother's rules, notably no music, with passion.

In the present day, Miguel reveals to his family, living and deceased, that Héctor had never intended to leave Imelda and Coco behind but was murdered while his way back by Ernesto de la Cruz. With the evidence presented from Mama Coco, the family forgives Héctor and dismiss the ban towards music. As a result, Héctor's reputation is restored and his family welcomes him back into the clan. Because of these events, some of the Riveras start pursuing music themselves.

Development
In earlier drafts, the deceased Riveras were cursed in the Land of the Dead to sing strangely whenever they open their mouths as a result of hating music in their lifetime. They originally saw Hector's guitar as a source of their curse. They were originally more relentless as they would go to great lengths to pursue Miguel in order to break Hector's guitar in order to break that curse. When the film was originally to be a musical like Disney's style, the Riveras would originally perform a pointless musical number to educate Miguel on dia de los muertos which contradicts their nature as a music-hating family.

Members
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Felipe and Óscar (Herbert Siguenza), also known as Tío Felipe and Tío Óscar, were the younger twin brothers of Imelda and are Miguel's great-great-great-uncles. They were very close to each other, to the point they finished each other's sentences, and even died at the same time. During the battle against Ernesto's security, Felipe uses his brother's arms as nunchucks whilst Oscar headbutts his opponents.
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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. Despite being the shortest and easily unnerved member of the family, he is brave when it counts as he was the first to charge into battle against Ernesto's security guards despite being at least a head shorter than them. Rosita (Selene Luna), also known as Tía Rosita, was the sister of Julio. She has a hefty build, and loves to give hugs, marking her out as a very sweet and caring woman. She wears pink flowers in her hair, which may or may not be a wig since she hides her face behind her hair when Miguel asks her for her blessing. She and Victoria are often seen together despite being opposites and are the ones who expose Ernesto as a fraud to the Land of the Dead, Rosita positioning the camera to catch him in the act.
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Victoria (Dyana Ortellí), also known as Tía Victoria, was the eldest daughter of Julio and Coco, and the sister of Elena. She is one of the taller members of the family and is very composed and severe, in contrast to her more outgoing aunt Rosita. She is the first to realise that Miguel is not quite dead and also deduces that he must have something to do with Imelda being unable to cross over. When Miguel asks her for her blessing, in contrast to her other family's terrified reactions she simply shakes her head. Along with Rosita, she is shocked when Imelda starts singing on stage and helps to expose Ernesto as a fraud by switching on a nearby camera which records his confession. Franco Rivera (Roberto Donati) is the husband of Abuelita, and the father of Berto, Carmen, and Enrique. Unlike his wife, Franco is relaxing and calm; he is the one who can keep Abuelita's temper in check. Gloria Rivera (Carla Medina), also known as Tía Gloria, is the wife of Berto, and the mother of Abel, Rosa, Benny and Manny.
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Socorro Rivera is the second child of Enrique and Luisa, and the younger sister of Miguel. She was born some time after the death of Mamá Coco, so she was named in honor of her paternal great-grandmother. Berto Rivera (Luis Valdez), also known as Tío Berto, is the first son of Franco and Abuelita, and the brother of Carmen and Enrique. He is also the husband of Gloria, and the father of Abel, Rosa, Benny and Manny. Carmen Rivera, also known as Tía Carmen, is the only daughter of Franco and Abuelita and the sister of Berto and Enrique Rivera. Unlike her brothers, Carmen never married or had children. However, she is still very close with her family. Abel Rivera (Polo Rojas), also known as Primo Abel, is the oldest son of Berto and Carmen. He is 19 years old. Although he is the tallest among the current Riveras and the oldest among their latest generation, Abel has a goofy, humorous demeanor and enjoys fútbol (soccer). He is a good shoemaker, but his tendency to get easily distracted means his shoes often get stuck in the ceiling when buffing them.
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At the end of the film, he learns to play the accordion. Rosa Rivera (Montse Hernandez), also known as Prima Rosa is the only daughter of Berto and Carmen, the younger sister of Abel, and the older sister of Benny and Manny. She is around 13 or 14 years old. Rosa is an adventurous girl, and acts stern towards her little brothers and cousins (including Miguel).
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At the end of the film, she learns to play the violin. Benny and Manny are the twins sons of Berto and Carmen, and the younger brothers of Abel and Rosa. Before Socorro's birth, they were the youngest members of the Rivera family.
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