Disney Wiki
Disney Wiki
(Editing a gallery)
No edit summary
 
(291 intermediate revisions by more than 100 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{Infobox character
 
{{Infobox character
|image=Coco_Imelda_official_pose.jpg
+
|image = Profile - Imelda Rivera.png
|films= ''[[Coco (film)|Coco]]''
+
|films = ''[[Coco (film)|Coco]]''
|voice= [[Alanna Ubach]]
+
|shows=''[[Pixar Popcorn]]''
  +
|games = ''[[Disney Emoji Blitz]]<br>[[Disney Magic Kingdoms]]''
|personality = Sassy, serious, loving, compassionate, bitter (formerly), stubborn, well-intentioned, strong-willed
 
  +
|voice = [[Alanna Ubach]]
|alias= Mamá Imelda
 
  +
|fullname = Imelda Rivera
|alignment = Neutral, later Good
 
 
|alias = Mamá Imelda
 
|occupation = Shoemaker (formerly)
 
|affiliations = [[The Riveras]]
 
|affiliations = [[The Riveras]]
 
|home = [[Santa Cecilia]] (formerly)<br>[[Land of the Dead]]
|family= {{Scroll|[[The Riveras|Felipe and Óscar]] (younger twin brothers; deceased)<br>[[Mamá Coco]] (daughter; deceased)<br>[[Héctor]] (husband; deceased)<br>[[The Riveras|Julio]] (son-in-law; deceased)<br>[[Abuelita (Coco)|Abuelita]] (granddaughter)<br>[[The Riveras|Victoria]] (granddaughter; deceased)<br>[[The Riveras|Enrique]] (great-grandson)<br>[[The Riveras|Gloria]] (great-granddaughter)<br>[[The Riveras|Berto]] (great-grandson)<br>[[The Riveras|Abel Rivera]] (great-great- grandson)<br>[[The Riveras|Rosa Rivera]] (great-great-granddaughter)<br>[[The Riveras|Benny and Manny Rivera]] (twin great-great-grandsons)<br>[[Miguel Rivera]] (great-great-grandson)<br>[[The Riveras|Socorro Rivera]] (great-great-granddaughter)}}
 
|likes= Her family, shoemaking, Día de los Muertos, bread of the dead, singing, dancing, Héctor's music, [[Héctor]]
+
|likes = Her family, shoemaking, Día de los Muertos, bread of the dead, singing, dancing, "[[La Llorona]]", music
|dislikes= Music (formerly), Héctor leaving their family, computers, murder, [[Ernesto de la Cruz]]
+
|dislikes = Music (formerly), Héctor leaving his family behind, defiance and disobedience, nonsense, computers, not being able to cross the bridge, her photo out of place, threats to her family, bad consequences, [[Ernesto de la Cruz]]'s murder of Héctor
|weapons = Shoe
+
|paraphernalia = Shoe
  +
|status = Deceased
|occupation= Shoemaker (formerly)
 
  +
|siblings = [[The Riveras|Felipe and Óscar]] † (younger twin brothers)
|home=[[Santa Cecilia]] (formerly)<br>[[Land of the Dead]]
 
 
|family = {{Scroll|[[The Riveras|Julio]] (son-in-law)<br>[[Abuelita (Coco)|Elena Rivera]] (granddaughter)<br>[[The Riveras|Victoria Rivera]] (granddaughter)<br>[[The Riveras|Franco]] (grandson-in-law)<br>[[Enrique Rivera]] (great-grandson)<br>[[The Riveras|Gloria]] (great-granddaughter)<br>[[The Riveras|Berto]] (great-grandson)<br>[[Luisa Rivera|Luisa]] (great-granddaughter-in-law)<br>[[The Riveras|Carmen]] (great-granddaughter-in-law)<br>[[The Riveras|Abel Rivera]] (2nd great-grandson)<br>[[The Riveras|Rosa Rivera]] (2nd great-granddaughter)<br>[[Miguel Rivera]] (2nd great-grandson)<br>[[The Riveras|Benny and Manny Rivera]] (twin 2nd great-grandsons)<br>[[The Riveras|Socorro Rivera]] (2nd great-granddaughter)}}
|quote = "We have to get [[Miguel Rivera|you]] back home."<br>"That devil-box tells you nothing but lies!"<br>"That's for murdering the [[Héctor|love]] of my life!"
 
  +
|partner = [[Héctor]] † (husband)
|friends = [[Miguel Rivera]], [[Pepita]], [[Héctor]], [[Dante]], [[Frida Kahlo]], [[The Riveras]]
 
|pets = [[Pepita]] (cat alebrije)
+
|children = [[Mamá Coco]] (daughter)
  +
|pets = [[Pepita]] (cat/alebrije)}}
|enemies = [[Ernesto de la Cruz]]
 
  +
|goal = To keep her family from playing music (formerly)<br>To keep her family in safety|fate = Lets Hector back into the Riveras and celebrates Dia de los Muertos with him, Coco, and the rest of her family.}}{{Quote|Never forget how much [[The Riveras|your family]] loves [[Miguel Rivera|you]].|Imelda's blessing for [[Miguel Rivera|Miguel]]}}'''Imelda''' is a major character from the [[Pixar]] film, ''[[Coco (film)|Coco]]''. She is the former matriarch of the Rivera family who became a spirit in the [[Land of the Dead]] after her death. However, she left behind a ban of music in her family as her lasting legacy, leading her great-great grandson [[Miguel Rivera]] to uncover the cause of her decree.
 
  +
{{Quote|Never forget how much [[The Riveras|your family]] loves [[Miguel Rivera|you]].|Imelda's blessing for [[Miguel Rivera|Miguel]]|Coco (film)}}
  +
 
'''Imelda Rivera''' is a major character in the [[2017]] [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]][[Pixar]] animated feature film ''[[Coco (film)|Coco]]''. She is the former matriarch of the Rivera family who became a spirit in the [[Land of the Dead]] after her death. However, she left behind a ban of music in her family as her lasting legacy, leading her great-great-grandson [[Miguel Rivera]] to uncover the cause of her decree.
  +
  +
After her husband leaves to pursue his dreams for music, Imelda is left to raise Coco alone, unaware of Héctor's fate. She eventually teaches her family how to make shoes while also making sure music is forever banned in her family to avoid further damage.
   
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
{{Quote|Music had torn her family apart, but shoes held them all together. You see, that woman was my great-great-grandmother, Mamá Imelda. She died way before I was born.|Miguel, opening narration}}
+
{{Quote|Music had torn her family apart, but shoes held them all together. You see, that woman was my great-great-grandmother, Mamá Imelda. She died way before I was born.|Miguel, opening narration}}
  +
[[File:Coco - Human Imelda.jpg|left|thumb|220x220px|Imelda in an important family photo.]]
Imelda was born in 1899<ref name="Age">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/leeunkrich/status/937864547620216832|website=Twitter|date=December 5, 2017|author=Unkrich, Lee|format=Tweet|title=Correction: Imelda was 19 when Coco was born. Imelda was born in 1899 (a year older than Hector!)}}</ref> in [[Santa Cecilia]], living there with her younger brothers, Felipe and Óscar. As she matured, she eventually fell in love with an aspiring musician named [[Héctor]], partially due to their shared talent in music. Their romance soon developed into a marriage, and at 19 years old,<ref name="Age" /> Imelda gave birth to a daughter named [[Mamá Coco|Coco]].
+
Imelda was born in 1899<ref name="Age">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/leeunkrich/status/937864547620216832|website=Twitter|date=December 5, 2017|author=Unkrich, Lee|format=Tweet|title=Correction: Imelda was 19 when Coco was born. Imelda was born in 1899 (a year older than Héctor!)}}</ref> in [[Santa Cecilia]], living there with her younger brothers, Felipe and Óscar. As she matured, she eventually fell in love with an aspiring musician named [[Héctor]], partially due to their shared talent in music. Their romance soon developed into a marriage, and at eighteen to nineteen years old,<ref name="Age" /> Imelda gave birth to a daughter named [[Mamá Coco|Coco]].
   
While Imelda was ready to settle down and raise Coco, Héctor wanted to give his music to the world, so he set out on tour with his friend [[Ernesto de la Cruz]]. However, he never returned, leaving Imelda to take care of Coco alone. Angered at Héctor for neglecting his family, Imelda tore his picture off the family portrait and decreed music was forbidden from then on.
+
While Imelda was ready to settle down and raise Coco, Héctor wanted to give his music to the world, so he set out on tour with his friend [[Ernesto de la Cruz]]. However, he never returned, leaving Imelda to take care of Coco alone. Angered at Héctor for leaving their family (completely unaware that Hector wanted to return home, but was secretly murdered by Ernesto before he could), Imelda tore his head off the family portrait, obscuring his identity in the family, and decreed music forbidden from then on, blaming it on his disappearance.
   
Needing to support her daughter, Imelda turned to shoemaking as Coco grew up, often making shoes for her own daughter and becoming very good at it. Soon, she taught everything she knew about shoemaking to her daughter and son-in-law, and Coco taught her own daughters in turn. Working together with the growing Rivera clan, Imelda's hard work evolved into a family business.
+
Needing to support her daughter, Imelda turned to shoemaking as Coco grew up, often making shoes for her own daughter and becoming very good at it. Soon, she taught everything she knew about shoemaking to her daughter, brothers, and son-in-law, and Coco taught her own daughters in turn. Working together with the growing Rivera clan, Imelda's hard work evolved into a family business.
   
When she reached her 70's, Imelda finally died<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/leeunkrich/status/937366062353432578|author=Unkrich, Lee|date=December 3, 2017|website=Twitter|format=Tweet|title=She was in her early 70’s.}}</ref> and her spirit was sent to the [[Land of the Dead]]. Although Héctor was also a spirit in the realm, she disowned him from the clan despite his wish to reconcile with her. With her loyal spirit guide [[Pepita]], Imelda looked after the Riveras who arrived after their deaths. Her ban of music would be carried out by the living Riveras though, especially with [[Abuelita (Coco)|Abuelita]].
+
Somewhere in her seventies, Imelda passed away <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/leeunkrich/status/937366062353432578|author=Unkrich, Lee|date=December 3, 2017|website=Twitter|format=Tweet|title=She was in her early 70’s.}}</ref> and her spirit was sent to the [[Land of the Dead]]. Although Héctor was also a spirit in the realm, she disowned him from the clan despite his wish to reconcile with her. With her loyal spirit guide [[Pepita]], Imelda looked after the Riveras who arrived after their deaths. Her ban on music would be carried out by the living Riveras though, especially with [[Abuelita (Coco)|Abuelita]] (although Imelda was slightly more empathetic about the matter with Miguel than Abuelita was).
   
 
===Official Description===
 
===Official Description===
Line 33: Line 41:
   
 
===Personality===
 
===Personality===
The matriarch of the Rivera family, Imelda is a maternal yet firm person who puts family first and personal interests last. When alive, she was more tender, as she was looking forward to raising a happy family. When Héctor walked out, the burden of raising Coco coupled with bitter feelings towards her husband for leaving them led Imelda to ban music and work hard to build the Rivera family up, shaping her into the earnest person revered (and at times feared) by the rest of the Riveras.
+
The matriarch of the Rivera family, Imelda is a maternal yet firm person who puts family first and personal interests last. When alive, she was more tender, as she was looking forward to raising a happy family. When her husband Héctor walked out, the burden of raising Coco alone coupled with bitter feelings towards her husband for leaving them led Imelda to ban music and work hard to build the Rivera family up, shaping her into the earnest person revered and at times feared by the rest of the Riveras.
   
The Imelda seen in the present day was a stark contrast to the person she was in life: bitter, serious and strict (which passed to her granddaughter [[Abuelita (Coco)| Abuelita Elena]]). Imelda was also less patient with others, as she smashes a computer in the afterlife customs despite the agent's attempts to be civil with her. Although she loves her family, she has an antagonistic side stemming from her grudge towards Héctor, and in extension music. This comes to the point of manipulating Miguel to take her blessing with the condition of not becoming a musician, believing he will abandon his family as well; later, she uses force through her alebrije Pepita to find him so he would take her blessing with the conditions.
+
The Imelda seen in the present day was a stark contrast to the person she was in life: bitter, serious, and strict. Imelda was also less patient with others which is also a trait she passes to her granddaughter, Elena, as she smashes a computer in the afterlife customs with her boot despite the apprehensive agent's attempts to be civil with her. Although she loves her family, she has an antagonistic side stemming from her grudge towards her estranged husband and, in extension, music. This comes to the point of making Miguel take her blessing with the condition he quit pursuing musical desires, believing he will abandon the family as well, and later using force through her ''alebrije'', Pepita, so he would take her blessing with the conditions.
   
Imelda's stubbornness makes it very hard for her to forgive and let go. Even when learning the truth about Hector's death, she still found it hard to forgive him, but her value for family comes through when she accepted that it wasn't his fault and agrees to help to save both him and their daughter. Despite wishing to forget her husband due to the pain he brought her, Imelda could not bring herself to hate him enough to let him permanently fade from her life. She also slapped Ernesto de la Cruz with her boot for “murdering the love of her life” even after she said she couldn’t forgive him, showing that deep down she still loved Hector. She is also proven to have talent in singing when she was stealing Hector's picture from Ernesto while singing in a duet with him. As soon as Hector starts to fade and Miguel becomes a skeleton, she lets go of her grudge and gives Miguel her blessing without conditions. At the end of the movie it seems Imelda had fully forgiven Hector and is happier to be with him, Coco and the living family in Dia de los Muertos.
+
Imelda's stubbornness makes it very hard for her to forgive and let go. Even when learning the truth about Héctor's death who was murdered while trying to return home, she still found it hard to forgive him however this is because she spent the remaining decades of her life not knowing that he was killed, but her value for family comes through when she accepts that it wasn't his fault entirely and agrees to help to save him, their descendant, and their daughter's memory. Despite wishing to forget her husband due to the pain he brought her, Imelda could not bring herself to hate him enough to let him permanently disappear from her life. She also slapped Ernesto de la Cruz with her boot for "murdering the love of her life," even after she said she couldn't forgive him, showing that deep down she still loved Héctor, and she may have finally forgiven him.
   
  +
It took seeing how much Miguel loved music and the dangers he put himself through, along with the tensions in the family, because of her rules against it, caused Imelda to finally let go of her grudge. It was also Miguel's words to heart on how it hurt him that his family, who should support him, were against the one thing that made him happy and telling Imelda that she ruined his life before he was even born, leaving her speechless and ashamed.
==Role in the [[Coco (film)|film]]==
 
Imelda is first seen in the Land of the Dead's Grand Central Station angrily accosting a very frightened clerk about the fact that she was unable to cross over with her other family. Though the woman tells her that her computer says no one put up Imelda's photo, Imelda refuses to believe this since her family always does and smashes the clerk's computer (which she calls a devil-box) with her boot while her family members approach her with Dante and the cursed Miguel. Once in the Department of Family Reunions with them, she is horrified and angry when she learned that Miguel accidentally removed the picture of her and Coco from the family ''ofrenda'' earlier. The family is informed that blessing Miguel will break the curse before sunrise. Imelda, using a marigold petal, gives Miguel her blessing on the condition that he will never play music again. Once Miguel breaks the condition and is transported back to the Land of the Dead, Imelda remonstrates him for breaking his promise in two seconds flat. Miguel tries to get a blessing from the other Riveras, but is refused since none of them would dare to cross Imelda as she insists Miguel take her blessing. Miguel's unwillingness to accept her conditions leads him to escape from the department. Later, Imelda and the Riveras catch sight of Miguel who runs off with Héctor deeper into the district. Being left with no choice, she calls forth Pepita (her pet) to help the family track him down.
 
   
  +
At the end of the movie, Imelda has forgiven Héctor and is happier to be with him, Coco, and the living family on Día de Los Muertos.
Pepita's tracking proves to be very helpful and soon they are led to the "Battle of the Bands" talent competition where [[Un Poco Loco|Miguel and Héctor were performing]]. While the family asks the spectators on Miguel's whereabouts, Imelda asks the emcee thus blowing Miguel's cover. Miguel manages to escape after ditching Héctor and Dante, but Imelda and Pepita manage to catch up with him. As Pepita was too big to chase Miguel through a narrow alleyway, Imelda chases him down but gets locked out at the alleyway gates. They both argue, with Miguel calling her out on her 'selfish' decision to ban music in the family and her hatred towards it. She then sings a snippet of [[La Llorona|her favorite ballad]] (much to Miguel's shock) and explains that she did not ban music out of hatred but out of concern for the family. Miguel bitterly runs off to Ernesto de la Cruz's mansion after believing Imelda still won't accept him and music.
 
   
  +
===Physical appearance===
Much later, she and Pepita were led by Dante to get Miguel and Héctor (who were condemned by de la Cruz) out of a ''cenote'', much to her chagrin upon the sight of her husband. This leads her to make Héctor cling on Pepita's tail for dear life during the journey back to the Riveras. Once back, Imelda and Héctor argue as she could not forgive him for walking out of the family before Miguel tells her that Ernesto killed Héctor who was trying to return to the family. Despite being told the truth of Héctor's death and being shocked by it, Imelda can't let her anger go before Héctor starts fading as Coco is forgetting herself; Imelda then relents, planning with the family to recover Héctor's photo in order to save Héctor and their daughter.
 
  +
While she was a human, Imelda had long black hair tied in a low braided bun, fair skin, and brown eyes. She wore a sleeveless formal gown with black high heels. She also had two gold hoop earrings in each earlobe.
   
  +
As a spirit, Imelda appears as a white skeleton with purple ribbons in her hair bun and two gray streaks (a sign of old age) on the left side of her head. Her formal purple dress is similar to the traditional Filipino ''baro't saya'' with frill designs on her cleavage area and the long skirt of her dress, and it was tucked into a red belt and had brown rope designs in each lining on her dress skirt. She wears short black boots, which she uses as a weapon sometimes. She also wears a long brown apron on her waist where she founded her shoemaking business and wears a matching purple choker with frill designs.
Once in de la Cruz's stadium, Imelda and the family, dressed as [[Frida Kahlo]], enter backstage and remove their disguises. Right on their search for the photo, they encounter Ernesto. With her boot, Imelda slaps him twice for murdering the love of her life and attempting to murder Miguel but not before he ran off, thus beginning the pursuit. While running behind him, Imelda is teased about her statement on Héctor by Miguel and her touched husband. As the Riveras gain the upper hand over Ernesto's security guards, Imelda finally gets the photo, but gets accidentally sent to the stage. In order to buy time, Imelda sings [[La Llorona]] as Héctor plays backstage while she evades Ernesto's security guards, both wooing the audience and revitalizing her own former love of music in the process. Just as she tries to get off stage, Ernesto joins in midway, making it a duet as he gains the upper hand over her. However on his final note, she stomps on his foot, making him scream out a painful ''mariachi'' cry.
 
   
  +
==Appearances==
Having reconciled with Héctor, Imelda tries to give Miguel her blessing with a new condition - never forget how much his family loves him - but is interrupted by Ernesto. The crooked musician grabs Miguel as he rants on his hard work and his deeds to achieve them before he throws Miguel off the roof, unaware he was recorded live to the audience. After Pepita saves Miguel and sent de la Cruz (now reviled by the dead) to his defeat, Imelda tends to a fading Héctor and gives Miguel their blessing (no conditions given) just in time before sunrise.
 
 
===''[[Coco (film)|Coco]]''===
  +
[[File:Coco Imelda with the office.jpg|thumb|250px|Imelda in the office, alongside Miguel.]]
  +
Imelda is first introduced during the film's opening prologue, being referred to as the "mama" with her husband and her daughter. She and her family would sing, dance and count their blessings but her husband wants to play for the world. As her husband never got back home, Imelda decided to banish music from her life, shifting her attention to create shoes to provide for her daughter, becoming this her source of livelihood. This would become the family tradition among the Rivera family as well as hating music. Imelda first appears in the Land of the Dead's Grand Central Station angrily accosting a very frightened clerk about the fact that she was unable to cross over with her other family. Though the woman tells her computer says no one put up her photo, Imelda refuses to believe this since her family always does and smashes the clerk's computer with her boot until her late family members approach her; with Imelda nearly striking her timid son-in-law Julio. She is stunned to see [[Miguel Rivera|Miguel]] right in front of her, asking for an explanation. Once in the Department of Family Grievances with them, she is outraged that Miguel's current predicament is because he tried to take the guitar that belonged to his great-great-grandfather, the theft from the deceased thus cursing him. It soon turns to horror when Imelda learns that her inability to cross over to the land of the living was because Miguel accidentally removed her photo from the family ''ofrenda'' earlier. The family is informed that giving a family blessing to Miguel will break his curse, but it must be done before sunrise comes or he'll permanently remain in the Land of the Dead. Imelda, using a marigold petal, gives Miguel her blessing on the condition that he restores her photo to the ''ofrenda'' and ceases his musical ambitions.
   
  +
[[File:Coco-disneyscreencaps.com-3497.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Imelda scolds Miguel for breaking the condition of her blessing.]]
A year after their adventures, Imelda and Héctor have become closer again and are reunited with a now-deceased Coco. Together with the deceased Riveras, the three cross to the Land of the Living (accompanied by Dante and Pepita) to visit the living Riveras during [[Proud Corazón|Miguel's celebration of music in the family]] on ''Dia de los Muertos''.
 
  +
Though Miguel is successfully returned to the living, he is transported back when he breaks the music condition on Imelda's blessing. Imelda reprimands him for breaking his promise in two seconds flat, but Miguel brushes off her scolding and tries to get a blessing from the other Riveras but is fearfully refused since none of them would dare to cross Imelda as she insists Miguel to take her blessing. Unwilling to accept her conditions, Miguel sneaks away from the department to search for his great-great-grandfather, believing he's [[Ernesto de la Cruz]]. After notifying the authorities, Imelda and the Riveras catch sight of Miguel running off with [[Héctor]], who was unnoticed. With Miguel having escaped deeper into the realm, she calls forth her alebrije [[Pepita]] to help them track him down.
   
  +
[[File:Coco-disneyscreencaps com-6503.jpg|thumb|250px|Imelda left speechless as Miguel runs away from her.]]
==Trivia==
 
 
Pepita's tracking proves to be very helpful and soon they are led to the "Battle of the Bands" talent competition where [[Un Poco Loco|Miguel and Héctor were performing]]. While her brothers, granddaughter, and in-law ask the spectators on Miguel's whereabouts, Imelda and her son-in-law ask the emcee thus blowing Miguel's cover. Miguel manages to escape the premises after ditching Héctor and [[Dante]], but Imelda and Pepita manage to catch up with him. Imelda demands for him to take her blessing and go home, but he stubbornly refuses again. As Pepita was too big to chase Miguel through a narrow alleyway, Imelda chases him down but gets blocked off at the alleyway gates. Imelda pleads that she's trying to save his life, which Miguel retorts by saying she actually ruining his life and calling her out on selfishly banning music in the family just because of her hatred towards it. She proves him wrong by singing a snippet of [[La Llorona|her favorite ballad]], much to Miguel's shock, and explains that she used to love music and that she did not ban music out of hatred but she loved her family more. Still unmoved by this, Miguel states that family are supposed to support one another (which is why he ran away in the first place since his family didn't support his passion for music), bitterly runs off to Ernesto de la Cruz's mansion, believing Imelda still won't accept or support his love for music, leaving her heartbroken.
* According to [[Lee Unkrich]], Imelda is a year older than Héctor, who was born in the year 1900.<ref name="Age"/>
 
*[[Héctor's Guitar]] was a gift given to Héctor by her.<ref>{{Cite web|website=Twitter|author=Unkrich, Lee|url=https://twitter.com/leeunkrich/status/935724236668272641|title=Gift from a wife… (reply to @leeunkrich I have a doubt, the cool guitar was a gift or bought? If so from a certain wife to her certain husband or from a certain friend who made it big to another friend? (sorry but really want to know))|date= November 28, 2017|format = Tweet}}</ref>
 
*Imelda passed on her habit of wielding her shoe as a weapon to her granddaughter, Elena, who uses her slipper to threaten a ''mariachi'' at one point. In real-life, this is a common practice with matriarchs in Mexico.
 
   
  +
[[File:Coco-disneyscreencaps.com-9031.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Imelda is shocked to learn that Hector never returned home because he was murdered by Ernesto.]]
==Gallery==
 
  +
Much later, she and Pepita are led by Dante to get Miguel, who was condemned by Ernesto, out of a ''cenote''. Imelda is overjoyed to find Miguel, but she notices Héctor is with him, much to her chagrin. This leads her to make Héctor cling to Pepita's tail for dear life during the flight back to the other Riveras. Imelda refuses Héctor's offer to help her off Pepita and instead dismounts independently. After hugging Miguel, she quickly blames Héctor for endangering him. Miguel claims responsibility and explains that Héctor tried to get him to return home, but he didn't listen. Thus, he agreed to accept Imelda's blessing and conditions, but only after reclaiming Héctor's photo from Ernesto so Héctor can see Coco again. Imelda scornfully reminds that Héctor abandoned the family, which prompts Miguel to reveal that Héctor ''wanted'' to come back to her and Coco all those years ago, but his attempt was tragically ruined when Ernesto murdered him just for his songs. Despite learning the truth, Imelda is still understandably bitter as Héctor left Santa Cecilia in the first place. Before Héctor can explain himself further, he starts fading as Coco is losing her memories of him. Though still unable to forgive Héctor, Imelda reluctantly sets aside her anger, unwilling to let this happen, and plans with the family to recover Héctor's photo to save him and their daughter.
<gallery position="center">
 
Coco_Spanish_Family_Poster.jpg
 
Coco_Skeleton_Family.png
 
Coco - Poster.jpg
 
Coco - Poster 2.jpg
 
Coco poster.png
 
Coco Adventure Poster.jpg
 
Coco Wallpaper - Land Of The Dead.jpg
 
Coco_Imelda_Render.jpeg
 
mama-imelda.png
 
Coco figurine playset.jpg
 
Disney Store Coco figures.png
 
</gallery>
 
   
  +
[[File:Coco-disneyscreencaps com-9348.jpg|thumb|250px|Imelda threatens [[Ernesto de la Cruz]] for what he had done to her family.]]
===Concept art===
 
  +
Dressed as [[Frida Kahlo]], Imelda and her family sneak backstage of an arena where Ernesto's "Sunrise Spectacular" concert is to be held. Once inside, they remove their disguises. Right in their search for the photo, they encounter Ernesto, who faintly recognizes Imelda. With her boot, Imelda angrily slaps him twice: first for murdering the love of her live and second for attempting a similar act on her descendant. Héctor is touched when Imelda labels him the love of her life, but Imelda, still angry at Héctor, recants what she had said. As the rest of the Riveras gather behind Imelda, Ernesto realizes that he is outnumbered and runs off, and Imelda motions for her family to go after him. While running after Ernesto, who summons security guards to deal with the family, Miguel teases Imelda on what she had said about Héctor being the love of her life.
<gallery position="center">
 
Coco_Imelda_concept_art.jpeg|Imelda concept art by Daniela Strijleva.
 
Coco_Imelda_facial_expressions_concept_art.jpeg
 
Coco_Imelda_and_human_Imelda.jpeg
 
Coco_Skeleton_Family_concept_art.jpeg
 
Coco Skeleton concept.jpg
 
Coco Imelda and Pepita concept.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
   
  +
[[File:Coco - La Llorona.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Imelda in a forced duet with Ernesto while singing "[[La Llorona]]".]]
===Screenshots===
 
  +
While the Riveras gain the upper hand over the security guards, Imelda catches up to Ernesto and snatches the photo from him. Ernesto scuffles with Imelda to reclaim it, but Miguel then rams himself into Ernesto, knocking him down and allowing Imelda to maintain her hold on the photo, but she ends up on a rising platform that sends her up to the stage. Finding herself suddenly in the spotlight, Imelda feels apprehensive on what to do, but with encouragement from Miguel to sing, Imelda starts singing [[La Llorona]] with Héctor providing accompaniment on a guitar. While evading Ernesto's security guards, Imelda continues with her song, increasing in confidence as the orchestra provides additional accompaniment and the audience cheers for her. As she makes her way offstage, Ernesto grabs her and joins her in the song, making it a duet as he gains the upper hand over her, snatches the photo away, and holds it out of her reach. However, on his final note, she stomps on his foot, making him yell out a painful ''mariachi'' cry, allowing her to reclaim the photo and rush offstage.
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" widths="150">
 
  +
Coco_-_Human_Imelda.jpg
 
  +
[[File:Coco-disneyscreencaps com-9800.jpg|thumb|250px|Imelda prepares to give her blessing to Miguel.]]
Coco Coco's family photo.jpg
 
  +
With her former love for music revitalized, Imelda romantically hugs Héctor (which shocks him) and begins to reconcile with him. She then gives Miguel her blessing with a new condition—to never forget how much his family loves him—but the blessing is interrupted when Ernesto grabs Miguel. Imelda lunges at Ernesto, but the crooked musician shoves her to the floor before she is helped up to her feet by Héctor. Imelda watches as Héctor pleads with Ernesto to spare Miguel, only for Ernesto to rant on his "hard work" and intent to achieve fame, refusing to let Miguel ruin his legacy in the Land of the Living. He throws Miguel off the roof, unaware that Miguel's grandaunts Rosita and Victoria have broadcasted the whole ordeal to the audience. After Pepita saves Miguel from certain death and goes off to punish the now-disgraced and reviled Ernesto for his crimes against the family, sending him flying out of the arena to his defeat, Imelda tends to a fading Héctor, and they give their great-great-grandson a blessing, this time with no conditions, just in time before sunrise.
Coco_Imelda.jpg
 
  +
Coco_Imelda_with_the_office.jpg
 
  +
[[File:Coco-disneyscreencaps com-11066.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Imelda and Héctor have fully reconciled.]]
Coco-45.png
 
 
Fortunately, Miguel restores Coco's memories and motivates her to reveal everything about her father. A year after these events, Imelda and Héctor have completely reconciled and are reunited with their now-deceased daughter. Before leaving, they share a kiss and together with the other deceased Riveras, they cross to the Land of the Living (accompanied by Dante and Pepita) to visit the living family on ''Día de los Muertos''. During [[Proud Corazón|Miguel and his cousins' celebration of music in the family]], they are seen sharing a waltz.
Coco-18.png
 
  +
Coco 1.png
 
  +
===''[[Pixar Popcorn]]''===
coco-disneyscreencaps.com-3497.jpg
 
  +
===="[[A Day in the Life of the Dead]]"====
Coco-disneyscreencaps.com-5995.jpg
 
  +
[[File:Imelda and Héctor in Pixar Popcorn.jpg|thumb|250px|Imelda and Héctor in ''Pixar Popcorn''.]]
Coco-disneyscreencaps com-6329.jpg
 
  +
During the episode "A Day in the Life of the Dead", Imelda can be seen dancing with her husband, Héctor and are immediately interrupted by Óscar and Felipe, who ride a back incredibly fast down the street.
coco-disneyscreencaps_com-6503.jpg
 
  +
Coco_bitter_Imelda.jpg
 
 
==Gallery==
Coco-disneyscreencaps.com-8899.jpg
 
  +
{{Gallerylink}}
Coco_Ernesto_meets_Imelda.jpg
 
  +
Coco_Imelda_slaps_Ernesto.jpg
 
 
==Trivia==
Coco_Imelda_stagefright.jpg
 
 
*According to [[Lee Unkrich]], Imelda is a year older than Héctor, who was born on November 30, 1900, while she was born in 1899.<ref name="Age" />
coco-disneyscreencaps_com-9620.jpg
 
  +
**This suggests that since Mamá Coco was born in 1918, Imelda was married and had a child by the age of eighteen to nineteen when her husband was seventeen.
Coco - La Llorona.jpg
 
 
*[[Héctor's Guitar|Héctor's guitar]] was a gift given to Héctor by her.<ref>{{Cite web|website=Twitter|author=Unkrich, Lee|url=https://twitter.com/leeunkrich/status/935724236668272641|title=Gift from a wife… (reply to @leeunkrich I have a doubt, the cool guitar was a gift or bought? If so from a certain wife to her certain husband or from a certain friend who made it big to another friend? (sorry but really want to know))|date= November 28, 2017|format = Tweet}}</ref> However, it's unknown why Imelda didn't suspect anything wrong when Ernesto became famous with it as his instrument and Héctor didn't.
Coco_sunrise.jpg
 
 
*Imelda passed on her habit of wielding her shoe as a weapon to her currently living granddaughter, Elena, who uses her slipper to threaten a ''mariachi'' at one point. In real life, this is a common practice with matriarchs in Mexico.
Coco_family_photo_complete.jpg
 
  +
*In the novelization, the deceased Riveras state Miguel inherits her stubbornness. She possibly was the first of them to pass away.
Coco-disneyscreencaps.com-11080.jpg
 
  +
*The song "[[Un Poco Loco]]" was originally written for her by Héctor.
Coco-disneyscreencaps com-11118.jpg
 
  +
*Imelda's role is similar to [[King Triton]]'s in ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''<nowiki/>'s prequel film ''[[The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning]]''.
Coco-disneyscreencaps com-11219.jpg
 
  +
**Both of them ban music due to losing their loved ones (Imelda bans music from her family out of heartbreak from her husband leaving her and their daughter just like how Triton bans music from [[Atlantica]] in the wake of [[Queen Athena|his wife]]'s tragic death). They then raise their daughters more strictly. These rules caused them to have a rocky relationship with a young member of their family (Miguel and [[Ariel]]), who runs away. After they reconnect with the happy memories of their spouse, they forsake these rules, along with reconciling with Miguel and Ariel respectively.
</gallery>
 
  +
*The clerk's computer whom Imelda destroys using her boot is a 1980's Macintosh.
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
+
{{Reflist}}
  +
{{PixarWiki}}
 
{{Coco}}
 
{{Coco}}
  +
{{Disney Emoji Blitz}}
  +
  +
[[es:Imelda]]
  +
[[fr:Imelda]]
  +
[[ja:イメルダ]]
  +
[[pt-br:Amélia]]
  +
[[ru:Имельда]]
 
[[Category:Coco characters]]
 
[[Category:Coco characters]]
 
[[Category:Hispanic characters]]
 
[[Category:Hispanic characters]]
Line 126: Line 126:
 
[[Category:Businesspeople]]
 
[[Category:Businesspeople]]
 
[[Category:Neutral characters]]
 
[[Category:Neutral characters]]
[[Category:Reformed characters]]
 
[[Category:Singing characters]]
 
 
[[Category:Siblings]]
 
[[Category:Siblings]]
 
[[Category:Lovers]]
 
[[Category:Lovers]]
Line 133: Line 131:
 
[[Category:Anti-heroes]]
 
[[Category:Anti-heroes]]
 
[[Category:Heroines]]
 
[[Category:Heroines]]
[[Category:Spouses]]
+
[[Category:Widows/Widowers]]
  +
[[Category:Characters in video games]]
 
[[Category:Disney Magic Kingdoms characters]]
 
[[Category:Pixar Popcorn characters]]
  +
[[Category:Disney Emoji Blitz]]

Latest revision as of 13:23, 29 March 2024

Never forget how much your family loves you.
―Imelda's blessing for Miguel[src]


Imelda Rivera is a major character in the 2017 DisneyPixar animated feature film Coco. She is the former matriarch of the Rivera family who became a spirit in the Land of the Dead after her death. However, she left behind a ban of music in her family as her lasting legacy, leading her great-great-grandson Miguel Rivera to uncover the cause of her decree.

After her husband leaves to pursue his dreams for music, Imelda is left to raise Coco alone, unaware of Héctor's fate. She eventually teaches her family how to make shoes while also making sure music is forever banned in her family to avoid further damage.

Background

Music had torn her family apart, but shoes held them all together. You see, that woman was my great-great-grandmother, Mamá Imelda. She died way before I was born.
―Miguel, opening narration
Coco - Human Imelda

Imelda in an important family photo.

Imelda was born in 1899[1] in Santa Cecilia, living there with her younger brothers, Felipe and Óscar. As she matured, she eventually fell in love with an aspiring musician named Héctor, partially due to their shared talent in music. Their romance soon developed into a marriage, and at eighteen to nineteen years old,[1] Imelda gave birth to a daughter named Coco.

While Imelda was ready to settle down and raise Coco, Héctor wanted to give his music to the world, so he set out on tour with his friend Ernesto de la Cruz. However, he never returned, leaving Imelda to take care of Coco alone. Angered at Héctor for leaving their family (completely unaware that Hector wanted to return home, but was secretly murdered by Ernesto before he could), Imelda tore his head off the family portrait, obscuring his identity in the family, and decreed music forbidden from then on, blaming it on his disappearance.

Needing to support her daughter, Imelda turned to shoemaking as Coco grew up, often making shoes for her own daughter and becoming very good at it. Soon, she taught everything she knew about shoemaking to her daughter, brothers, and son-in-law, and Coco taught her own daughters in turn. Working together with the growing Rivera clan, Imelda's hard work evolved into a family business.

Somewhere in her seventies, Imelda passed away [2] and her spirit was sent to the Land of the Dead. Although Héctor was also a spirit in the realm, she disowned him from the clan despite his wish to reconcile with her. With her loyal spirit guide Pepita, Imelda looked after the Riveras who arrived after their deaths. Her ban on music would be carried out by the living Riveras though, especially with Abuelita (although Imelda was slightly more empathetic about the matter with Miguel than Abuelita was).

Official Description

Mamá Imelda is Miguel's great-great-grandmother, the matriarch of the Rivera family and the founder of their successful shoemaking business. Miguel meets Mamá Imelda in the Land of the Dead and discovers she does not share his passion for music.[3]

Personality

The matriarch of the Rivera family, Imelda is a maternal yet firm person who puts family first and personal interests last. When alive, she was more tender, as she was looking forward to raising a happy family. When her husband Héctor walked out, the burden of raising Coco alone coupled with bitter feelings towards her husband for leaving them led Imelda to ban music and work hard to build the Rivera family up, shaping her into the earnest person revered and at times feared by the rest of the Riveras.

The Imelda seen in the present day was a stark contrast to the person she was in life: bitter, serious, and strict. Imelda was also less patient with others which is also a trait she passes to her granddaughter, Elena, as she smashes a computer in the afterlife customs with her boot despite the apprehensive agent's attempts to be civil with her. Although she loves her family, she has an antagonistic side stemming from her grudge towards her estranged husband and, in extension, music. This comes to the point of making Miguel take her blessing with the condition he quit pursuing musical desires, believing he will abandon the family as well, and later using force through her alebrije, Pepita, so he would take her blessing with the conditions.

Imelda's stubbornness makes it very hard for her to forgive and let go. Even when learning the truth about Héctor's death who was murdered while trying to return home, she still found it hard to forgive him however this is because she spent the remaining decades of her life not knowing that he was killed, but her value for family comes through when she accepts that it wasn't his fault entirely and agrees to help to save him, their descendant, and their daughter's memory. Despite wishing to forget her husband due to the pain he brought her, Imelda could not bring herself to hate him enough to let him permanently disappear from her life. She also slapped Ernesto de la Cruz with her boot for "murdering the love of her life," even after she said she couldn't forgive him, showing that deep down she still loved Héctor, and she may have finally forgiven him.

It took seeing how much Miguel loved music and the dangers he put himself through, along with the tensions in the family, because of her rules against it, caused Imelda to finally let go of her grudge. It was also Miguel's words to heart on how it hurt him that his family, who should support him, were against the one thing that made him happy and telling Imelda that she ruined his life before he was even born, leaving her speechless and ashamed.

At the end of the movie, Imelda has forgiven Héctor and is happier to be with him, Coco, and the living family on Día de Los Muertos.

Physical appearance

While she was a human, Imelda had long black hair tied in a low braided bun, fair skin, and brown eyes. She wore a sleeveless formal gown with black high heels. She also had two gold hoop earrings in each earlobe.

As a spirit, Imelda appears as a white skeleton with purple ribbons in her hair bun and two gray streaks (a sign of old age) on the left side of her head. Her formal purple dress is similar to the traditional Filipino baro't saya with frill designs on her cleavage area and the long skirt of her dress, and it was tucked into a red belt and had brown rope designs in each lining on her dress skirt. She wears short black boots, which she uses as a weapon sometimes. She also wears a long brown apron on her waist where she founded her shoemaking business and wears a matching purple choker with frill designs.

Appearances

Coco

Coco Imelda with the office

Imelda in the office, alongside Miguel.

Imelda is first introduced during the film's opening prologue, being referred to as the "mama" with her husband and her daughter. She and her family would sing, dance and count their blessings but her husband wants to play for the world. As her husband never got back home, Imelda decided to banish music from her life, shifting her attention to create shoes to provide for her daughter, becoming this her source of livelihood. This would become the family tradition among the Rivera family as well as hating music. Imelda first appears in the Land of the Dead's Grand Central Station angrily accosting a very frightened clerk about the fact that she was unable to cross over with her other family. Though the woman tells her computer says no one put up her photo, Imelda refuses to believe this since her family always does and smashes the clerk's computer with her boot until her late family members approach her; with Imelda nearly striking her timid son-in-law Julio. She is stunned to see Miguel right in front of her, asking for an explanation. Once in the Department of Family Grievances with them, she is outraged that Miguel's current predicament is because he tried to take the guitar that belonged to his great-great-grandfather, the theft from the deceased thus cursing him. It soon turns to horror when Imelda learns that her inability to cross over to the land of the living was because Miguel accidentally removed her photo from the family ofrenda earlier. The family is informed that giving a family blessing to Miguel will break his curse, but it must be done before sunrise comes or he'll permanently remain in the Land of the Dead. Imelda, using a marigold petal, gives Miguel her blessing on the condition that he restores her photo to the ofrenda and ceases his musical ambitions.

Coco-disneyscreencaps

Imelda scolds Miguel for breaking the condition of her blessing.

Though Miguel is successfully returned to the living, he is transported back when he breaks the music condition on Imelda's blessing. Imelda reprimands him for breaking his promise in two seconds flat, but Miguel brushes off her scolding and tries to get a blessing from the other Riveras but is fearfully refused since none of them would dare to cross Imelda as she insists Miguel to take her blessing. Unwilling to accept her conditions, Miguel sneaks away from the department to search for his great-great-grandfather, believing he's Ernesto de la Cruz. After notifying the authorities, Imelda and the Riveras catch sight of Miguel running off with Héctor, who was unnoticed. With Miguel having escaped deeper into the realm, she calls forth her alebrije Pepita to help them track him down.

Coco-disneyscreencaps com-6503

Imelda left speechless as Miguel runs away from her.

Pepita's tracking proves to be very helpful and soon they are led to the "Battle of the Bands" talent competition where Miguel and Héctor were performing. While her brothers, granddaughter, and in-law ask the spectators on Miguel's whereabouts, Imelda and her son-in-law ask the emcee thus blowing Miguel's cover. Miguel manages to escape the premises after ditching Héctor and Dante, but Imelda and Pepita manage to catch up with him. Imelda demands for him to take her blessing and go home, but he stubbornly refuses again. As Pepita was too big to chase Miguel through a narrow alleyway, Imelda chases him down but gets blocked off at the alleyway gates. Imelda pleads that she's trying to save his life, which Miguel retorts by saying she actually ruining his life and calling her out on selfishly banning music in the family just because of her hatred towards it. She proves him wrong by singing a snippet of her favorite ballad, much to Miguel's shock, and explains that she used to love music and that she did not ban music out of hatred but she loved her family more. Still unmoved by this, Miguel states that family are supposed to support one another (which is why he ran away in the first place since his family didn't support his passion for music), bitterly runs off to Ernesto de la Cruz's mansion, believing Imelda still won't accept or support his love for music, leaving her heartbroken.

Coco-disneyscreencaps

Imelda is shocked to learn that Hector never returned home because he was murdered by Ernesto.

Much later, she and Pepita are led by Dante to get Miguel, who was condemned by Ernesto, out of a cenote. Imelda is overjoyed to find Miguel, but she notices Héctor is with him, much to her chagrin. This leads her to make Héctor cling to Pepita's tail for dear life during the flight back to the other Riveras. Imelda refuses Héctor's offer to help her off Pepita and instead dismounts independently. After hugging Miguel, she quickly blames Héctor for endangering him. Miguel claims responsibility and explains that Héctor tried to get him to return home, but he didn't listen. Thus, he agreed to accept Imelda's blessing and conditions, but only after reclaiming Héctor's photo from Ernesto so Héctor can see Coco again. Imelda scornfully reminds that Héctor abandoned the family, which prompts Miguel to reveal that Héctor wanted to come back to her and Coco all those years ago, but his attempt was tragically ruined when Ernesto murdered him just for his songs. Despite learning the truth, Imelda is still understandably bitter as Héctor left Santa Cecilia in the first place. Before Héctor can explain himself further, he starts fading as Coco is losing her memories of him. Though still unable to forgive Héctor, Imelda reluctantly sets aside her anger, unwilling to let this happen, and plans with the family to recover Héctor's photo to save him and their daughter.

Coco-disneyscreencaps com-9348

Imelda threatens Ernesto de la Cruz for what he had done to her family.

Dressed as Frida Kahlo, Imelda and her family sneak backstage of an arena where Ernesto's "Sunrise Spectacular" concert is to be held. Once inside, they remove their disguises. Right in their search for the photo, they encounter Ernesto, who faintly recognizes Imelda. With her boot, Imelda angrily slaps him twice: first for murdering the love of her live and second for attempting a similar act on her descendant. Héctor is touched when Imelda labels him the love of her life, but Imelda, still angry at Héctor, recants what she had said. As the rest of the Riveras gather behind Imelda, Ernesto realizes that he is outnumbered and runs off, and Imelda motions for her family to go after him. While running after Ernesto, who summons security guards to deal with the family, Miguel teases Imelda on what she had said about Héctor being the love of her life.

Coco - La Llorona

Imelda in a forced duet with Ernesto while singing "La Llorona".

While the Riveras gain the upper hand over the security guards, Imelda catches up to Ernesto and snatches the photo from him. Ernesto scuffles with Imelda to reclaim it, but Miguel then rams himself into Ernesto, knocking him down and allowing Imelda to maintain her hold on the photo, but she ends up on a rising platform that sends her up to the stage. Finding herself suddenly in the spotlight, Imelda feels apprehensive on what to do, but with encouragement from Miguel to sing, Imelda starts singing La Llorona with Héctor providing accompaniment on a guitar. While evading Ernesto's security guards, Imelda continues with her song, increasing in confidence as the orchestra provides additional accompaniment and the audience cheers for her. As she makes her way offstage, Ernesto grabs her and joins her in the song, making it a duet as he gains the upper hand over her, snatches the photo away, and holds it out of her reach. However, on his final note, she stomps on his foot, making him yell out a painful mariachi cry, allowing her to reclaim the photo and rush offstage.

Coco-disneyscreencaps com-9800

Imelda prepares to give her blessing to Miguel.

With her former love for music revitalized, Imelda romantically hugs Héctor (which shocks him) and begins to reconcile with him. She then gives Miguel her blessing with a new condition—to never forget how much his family loves him—but the blessing is interrupted when Ernesto grabs Miguel. Imelda lunges at Ernesto, but the crooked musician shoves her to the floor before she is helped up to her feet by Héctor. Imelda watches as Héctor pleads with Ernesto to spare Miguel, only for Ernesto to rant on his "hard work" and intent to achieve fame, refusing to let Miguel ruin his legacy in the Land of the Living. He throws Miguel off the roof, unaware that Miguel's grandaunts Rosita and Victoria have broadcasted the whole ordeal to the audience. After Pepita saves Miguel from certain death and goes off to punish the now-disgraced and reviled Ernesto for his crimes against the family, sending him flying out of the arena to his defeat, Imelda tends to a fading Héctor, and they give their great-great-grandson a blessing, this time with no conditions, just in time before sunrise.

Coco-disneyscreencaps com-11066

Imelda and Héctor have fully reconciled.

Fortunately, Miguel restores Coco's memories and motivates her to reveal everything about her father. A year after these events, Imelda and Héctor have completely reconciled and are reunited with their now-deceased daughter. Before leaving, they share a kiss and together with the other deceased Riveras, they cross to the Land of the Living (accompanied by Dante and Pepita) to visit the living family on Día de los Muertos. During Miguel and his cousins' celebration of music in the family, they are seen sharing a waltz.

Pixar Popcorn

"A Day in the Life of the Dead"

Imelda and Héctor in Pixar Popcorn

Imelda and Héctor in Pixar Popcorn.

During the episode "A Day in the Life of the Dead", Imelda can be seen dancing with her husband, Héctor and are immediately interrupted by Óscar and Felipe, who ride a back incredibly fast down the street.

Gallery

Wiki
The Disney Wiki has a collection of images and media related to Imelda Rivera.

Trivia

  • According to Lee Unkrich, Imelda is a year older than Héctor, who was born on November 30, 1900, while she was born in 1899.[1]
    • This suggests that since Mamá Coco was born in 1918, Imelda was married and had a child by the age of eighteen to nineteen when her husband was seventeen.
  • Héctor's guitar was a gift given to Héctor by her.[4] However, it's unknown why Imelda didn't suspect anything wrong when Ernesto became famous with it as his instrument and Héctor didn't.
  • Imelda passed on her habit of wielding her shoe as a weapon to her currently living granddaughter, Elena, who uses her slipper to threaten a mariachi at one point. In real life, this is a common practice with matriarchs in Mexico.
  • In the novelization, the deceased Riveras state Miguel inherits her stubbornness. She possibly was the first of them to pass away.
  • The song "Un Poco Loco" was originally written for her by Héctor.
  • Imelda's role is similar to King Triton's in The Little Mermaid's prequel film The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning.
    • Both of them ban music due to losing their loved ones (Imelda bans music from her family out of heartbreak from her husband leaving her and their daughter just like how Triton bans music from Atlantica in the wake of his wife's tragic death). They then raise their daughters more strictly. These rules caused them to have a rocky relationship with a young member of their family (Miguel and Ariel), who runs away. After they reconnect with the happy memories of their spouse, they forsake these rules, along with reconciling with Miguel and Ariel respectively.
  • The clerk's computer whom Imelda destroys using her boot is a 1980's Macintosh.

References

http://pixar.fandom This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from the Pixar Wiki. The list of authors can be seen in the page revision history (view authors). As with Disney Wiki, the text of the Pixar Wiki is available under the CC-BY-SA license.
v - e - d
Coco logo
Media
Films: Coco (video/soundtrack) • Pixar Popcorn (A Day in the Life of the Dead/A Celebration of the Music from Coco)

Video Games: Disney Crossy RoadDisney Emoji BlitzLEGO The IncrediblesDisney Heroes: Battle Mode
Books: The Art of Coco

Disney Parks
The AnnexMickey's PhilharMagicPixar Pal-A-RoundPLAY!Tropical America

Entertainment: A Musical Celebration of CocoBelieve! Sea of DreamsFollow Your DreamsMickey’s Storybook AdventureTOGETHER: a Pixar Musical Adventure
Restaurants: Casa de Coco – Restaurante de FamiliaMiguel's El Dorado Cantina
Parades: A Million Splashes of ColourDisney Adventure Friends CavalcadeDreams.... And Shine Brighter!Magic HappensMain Street Electrical Parade
Disney Harmony in Color! Parade
Fireworks: Disney EnchantmentHarmoniousMickey's Mix MagicMomentousTogether Forever: A Pixar Nighttime SpectacularWonderful World of AnimationWorld of Color: OneIlluminate! A Nighttime Celebration
Halloween: Goofy's Skeletoons Street Party

Characters
Miguel RiveraHéctorDanteErnesto de la CruzAbuelitaMamá CocoImeldaEnrique RiveraLuisa RiveraChicharrónPepitaFrida KahloCeciliaDeparture AgentEmceePlaza MariachiGustavoArrival AgentJuan OrtodonciaHead ClerkCorrections OfficerLos ChachalacosSecurity GuardsAlebrijes
Locations
Santa Cecilia, MexicoLand of the Dead
Objects
Héctor's GuitarChicharrón's GuitarPixar BallA113Pizza Planet Truck
Songs
Remember MeMuch Needed AdviceEveryone Knows JuanitaUn Poco LocoThe World Es Mi FamiliaLa LloronaProud Corazón

Other Songs: El Corrido de Miguel RiveraLa BikinaBésame MuchoUn Mundo Raro
Deleted: Dia de los MuertosThe Way of the Riveras

See Also
The Riveras


v - e - d
Emoji Blitz Logo
Media
Disney Emoji Blitz (mission tags) • Event listItem collections listAs Told by EmojiDisney Heroes: Battle Mode (chat section)
Disney feature films
Mickey Mouse & Friends: MickeyMinnieDonald DuckDaisyPlutoGoofySteamboat Willie MickeyRetro MinnieOswald the Lucky RabbitHoliday Mickey8-Bit MickeyHoliday MinnieHoliday PlutoRose Gold MinnieRainbow MickeyVampire MickeyWitch MinnieMermaid MinnieDeep Sea MickeyCrab DonaldFairy MinnieSeashell DaisyPirate Peg-Leg PeteBirthday Baby PlutoPeppermint MinnieGardener MickeyFlower MinnieWatermelon MinnieIce Cream MickeySoft Serve DonaldSea Creature GoofyPumpkin MickeyGingerbread MickeyChristmas Clarabelle CowGarnet MinnieRainy Day DonaldAstronaut MickeyAlien PlutoPine Cone PlutoPancake GoofyBlueberry Muffin DonaldPumpkin MinnieSanta GoofyPlatinum MickeyFashion MinnieSpring Flute MickeyWinter PetePlatinum DonaldPearl DaisyPlatinum MinnieAstronaut DonaldTopiary DaisyDapper MinnieDapper Mickey

The Lion King: SimbaTimonPumbaaRafikiScarSpirit MufasaNalaShenziBaby SimbaZazuAdult SimbaPlatinum SimbaMufasa
The Little Mermaid: ArielFlounderSebastianUrsulaKing TritonPrince EricWedding ArielVanessaFlotsamAmethyst UrsulaRuby ArielScuttleKiss the Girl Ariel
Bambi: BambiThumperPretty FlowerApril Shower BambiFloral Ms. Bunny
The Aristocats: Marie
Winnie the Pooh: Winnie the PoohTiggerPigletEeyoreRabbitHoney Bee PoohFlower PigletBunny TiggerBaby Chick EeyoreHoney Cake PoohSanta PoohRooLumpy Heffalump
Pinocchio: Jiminy CricketPinocchioBlue FairyFigaroPlatinum Jiminy CricketSketch Blue Fairy
Dumbo: DumboTimothy MouseMrs. Jumbo
Peter Pan: Tinker BellPeter PanCaptain HookWendyNanaSmeeJohn DarlingSlightlyHoliday Tinker BellTopaz Tinker BellCaptain PanPrismatic Tinker Bell
Aladdin: The GenieAladdinJasmineJafarAbuRajahIagoMagic CarpetDisguised JasmineSnake JafarVacation GeniePrince AliAquamarine JasmineElephant AbuSultanBaby RajahRed Carpet GenieGenie JafarCave of WondersCelebration JasminePlatinum Genie
Alice in Wonderland: AliceWhite RabbitCheshire CatMad HatterCaterpillarThe Queen of HeartsDoorknobKing of HeartsLittle OystersHouse AliceRoseMarch HareMr. WalrusTweedle Dee
Cinderella: CinderellaFairy GodmotherGusPrince CharmingJaqLuciferAnastasiaDrizellaLady TremaineWedding CinderellaPink Dress CinderellaHoliday CinderellaIolite Fairy Godmother
Frozen: ElsaAnnaOlafSvenKristoffMarshmallowGrand PabbieThe Fire SpiritElsa the Snow QueenQueen AnnaDiamond ElsaYoung AnnaCitrine AnnaOpal OlafPrince HansSketch Elsa
Lilo & Stitch: StitchLiloJumbaScrumpAngelShaved Ice StitchRainbow StitchNani PelekaiPlatinum StitchCobra BubblesSapphire Stitch
Zootopia: Judy HoppsNick WildeClawhauserFinnickFlashGazelle
Beauty and the Beast: BelleThe BeastLumiereCogsworthMrs. PottsChipGastonEnchantressWinter BelleFancy BeastBookworm BelleMagical EnchantressZircon Belle
Moana: MoanaMauiPuaHei HeiGramma TalaTamatoaBaby MoanaTe FitiKakamora ChiefTe KāVoyager Moana
Mulan: MulanMushuCri-KeePingShan YuLi ShangThe EmperorReflection MulanRuby MushuMelanite Mulan
Tangled: RapunzelPascalFlynn RiderMaximusTiara RapunzelMother GothelWedding MaximusBaby Rapunzel
Sleeping Beauty: AuroraPrince PhillipMaleficentFloraFaunaMerryweatherWinter AuroraDragon MaleficentBriar RosePeridot Maleficent
The Jungle Book: BalooKaaKing LouieMowgliShere KhanBagheera
Fantasia: Sorcerer's Apprentice MickeyYen SidChernabogPlatinum Sorcerer's Apprentice MickeySpring Sprite
One Hundred and One Dalmatians: Cruella De VilPerditaPatchWinter Cruella
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Jack SkellingtonSallyZeroOogie BoogieSanta JackDr. FinkelsteinThe MayorChristmas SallyMan-Eating WreathLockShockBarrel
Pocahontas: PocahontasFlitMeekoPercyGrandmother WillowGovernor RatcliffeColors of the Wind Pocahontas
Big Hero 6: Hiro HamadaBaymaxPlatinum BaymaxHoney Lemon
Wreck-It Ralph: VanellopeRalphYesssFix-It Felix Jr.CalhounKing CandyPixel Ralph
The Princess and the Frog: TianaLouisRayDr. FacilierAlmost There TianaPrince NaveenPlatinum TianaCharlotte La Bouff
Lady and the Tramp: LadyTramp
Hercules: HerculesMegPegasusHadesPhilZeusBaby PegasusBaby Hercules
The Emperor's New Groove: KuzcoKronkPachaYzmaYzma Kitty
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Snow WhiteDopeyMagic MirrorThe Evil QueenGrumpyThe PrinceSleepyDocWinter Snow WhiteThe WitchObsidian Snow WhitePlatinum Snow WhiteBashfulSneezyPurple Diamond Dopey
The Rescuers: BernardBiancaMadame Medusa
Robin Hood: Robin HoodMaid MarianLady KluckLittle JohnSir HissPrince John
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad: Mr. Toad
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: EsmeraldaQuasimodoHugoFrollo
The Sword in the Stone: ArthurArchimedesMerlinMadam MimSugar BowlYoung Mim
Mickey's Christmas Carol: Bob Cratchit MickeyGhost of Jacob MarleyEbenezer Scrooge McDuckTiny TimEmily Cratchit MinnieGhost of Christmas Future Pete
A Goofy Movie: MaxVacation GoofyPowerlineRoxannePJ
Raya and the Last Dragon: RayaSisuTuk TukNamaariHuman Sisu
The Three Caballeros: JoséPanchitoCaballero Donald
Encanto: MirabelAntonioLuisaBrunoIsabelaPlatinum MirabelAlma MadrigalCamiloDolores
Bolt: Bolt
The Fox and the Hound: TodCopper
The Great Mouse Detective: Professor Ratigan
Pixie Hollow: SilvermistIridessaRosettaFawn
Treasure Planet: John Silver
The Black Cauldron: The Horned King
Oliver & Company: Oliver
Wish: AshaValentinoStar

Disney animated shows
DuckTales: Scrooge McDuckLaunchpad McQuackWebby VanderquackGizmoduckMagica De SpellHueyDeweyLouie

Darkwing Duck: Darkwing Duck
Rescue Rangers: ChipDaleGadgetMonterey JackDevil DaleAngel Chip
Gargoyles: GoliathBronxDemona
The Proud Family: Penny ProudSuga Mama
Kim Possible: Kim Possible
Adventures of the Gummi Bears: Zummi Gummi

Pixar
Monsters, Inc.: MikeSulleyRandallCeliaRozBoo

Toy Story: WoodyBuzz LightyearAlienJessieBullseyeBo PeepForkyRexDuke CaboomHammMrs. NesbitZurgLotsoPlatinum WoodyBunnyStinky PeteFluorite Buzz
WALL-E: WALL-EEVEHoliday WALL-E
Finding Nemo/Finding Dory: NemoDoryHankCrushBruceBaby DoryDestinyBaileyPearlPlatinum NemoDarla
Cars: Lightning McQueenCruz RamirezJackson StormMater
Inside Out: JoySadnessAngerDisgustFearBing BongRainbow UnicornSapphire Joy
Coco: Miguel RiveraHéctorDanteImeldaPepitaAlebrije DanteErnestoMama CocoDisguised MiguelPlatinum Miguel
Ratatouille: RemyAnton EgoAlfredo LinguiniAuguste Gusteau
The Incredibles: Mr. IncredibleMrs. IncredibleJack-JackVioletDashFrozoneEdna ModeSyndrome
A Bug's Life: FlikPrincess AttaHeimlich
Brave: MeridaYoung MeridaQueen Elinor
Up: DugRusselCarlKevinAlphaHeadphones Dug
Onward: IanBarleyThe Manticore
Soul: Joe22
Luca: LucaAlberto
Turning Red: Meilin LeeRed Panda MeiAbby ParkRed Panda Ming Lee
Lightyear: Captain LightyearSox
Pixar Shorts: Bao
Elemental: EmberWade

Disney video games
Kingdom Hearts: SoraAquaCaptain GoofyRoyal Magician Donald
Disney live-action films
Pirates of the Caribbean: Captain Jack SparrowBarbossaDavy JonesElizabeth SwannPrison DogTia Dalma

Descendants: Mal
Hocus Pocus: Winifred SandersonMary SandersonSarah SandersonBinxBilly ButchersonYoung WinifredThe Book
Mary Poppins: Mary PoppinsBertJolly Holiday Mary Poppins
Enchanted: GiselleWedding Giselle
Jungle Cruise: FrankLily Houghton
The Little Mermaid: King TritonAriel
Cruella: Masquerade Cruella
The Santa Clause: Scott CalvinBernard the Elf
Maleficent: Maleficent

Disney live-action shows
The Golden Girls: Rose NylundBlanche DevereauxSophia PetrilloDorothy Zbornak
Disney Parks
The Haunted Mansion: Hatbox GhostMadame LeotaThe BrideHitchhicker Ghost PhineasConstance

Matterhorn Bobsleds: Abominable Snowman
Journey Into Imagination: FigmentSketch FigmentRainbow Figment
Main Street Electrical Parade: Electrical Parade ElliottElectrical Parade MinnieElectrical Parade Tinker BellElectrical Parade Cheshire CatElectrical Parade Blue Fairy

The Muppets
The Muppets: Kermit the FrogFozzie BearSwedish ChefMiss PiggyGonzoAnimal

The Muppet Christmas Carol: Bob Cratchit KermitMiss Piggy Emily Cratchit
Muppets Haunted Mansion: Madame PigotaGauzey the Hatbox Bear

Lucasfilm
Star Wars: ReyFinnBB-8Kylo RenLuke SkywalkerPrincess LeiaThe MandalorianGroguChewbaccaHondoFirst Order StormtrooperHan SoloR2-D2Cara DuneMoff GideonDeath TrooperPoe DameronC-3POBoba FettJabba the HuttAnakin Skywalker/Darth VaderQueen AmidalaDarth MaulFennec ShandAhsoka TanoJedi AnakinGeneral GrievousYodaLando CalrissianEmperor PalpatineGrand Moff TarkinK-2SOJyn ErsoCassian AndorObi-Wan KenobiGrand InquisitorWicketJedi Master LukeImperial StormtrooperBo-KatanCad BanePlatinum GroguSalacious CrumbBoushh Disguise LeiaRancorSabine WrenC1-10PMace WinduJar Jar BinksAdmiral AckbarHera SyndullaAdmiral AckbarEmerald YodaMeadow PadméEndor Rebel Leia

Indiana Jones: Indiana JonesMarion RavenwoodHelena1969 Indiana Jones
Willow: WillowKit

20th Century Studios
Ron's Gone Wrong: RonBarney

Ice Age: ScratSidMannyDiego
Anastasia: Anastasia RomanovRasputin
Titanic: RoseJack