Characters
Plot
Themes
Culture
Miscellaneous
100

Who is Coco?

Miguel's great-grandmother

100

Why is Miguel angry with his family?

His family won't let him do what he loves: play music. 

100

What do Mexican people think about death? Where do the dead go? How do the dead stay? 

100

What culture does this movie show? 

Mexican culture 

100

What languages are spoken in Coco?

Spanish and English. 

200

Who is Ernesto de la Cruz?

The famous singer who stole Coco's father's songs and killed him 

200

Why does Miguel's family hate music? 

Because Coco's father left his wife and baby to become a musician. Imelda Rivera, the wife, cannot forgive him. 

200

How does the movie talk about family? How important is family? 

200

What is the biggest Mexican holiday shown in the movie?

The Day of the Dead. Día de los Muertos. 

200

How do you say "hello" in Spanish?

¡Hola! is hello! in Spanish.

300

Who is Héctor?

Miguel's real great-great-grandfather. Coco's father. He was killed by Ernesto de la Cruz.

300

What really happened to Coco's father, Héctor?

He tried to leave his partner, Ernesto de la Cruz. But Ernesto de la Cruz poisoned Héctor's drink, stole Héctor's songs, and became famous. 


300

How does the movie talk about "memory"? Is memory important? 

300

Why do Mexican people make altars for dead family on the Day of the Dead?

300

What is the name of this traditional Mexican music?

Mariachi music!

400

Who wrote the song, "Remember Me"? 

Hector, Coco's father

400

Why did Miguel become invisible?

How does Miguel return to the land of the living? 

Miguel became invisible because he stole from the dead (the guitar). Miguel can only be a boy again if he gets his family's blessing. 

400

The movie talks about "retribution" 報應. How does the movie talk about retribution?

400

Name 3 aspects of Mexican culture you saw in the movie.

400

What Academy Awards did Coco get?

Coco won "Best Animated Feature" and "Best Original Song". 

500

Who is the famous, dead, Mexican woman artist with a unibrow?

Frida Kahlo

500

What happens after Miguel returns to the land of the living? (What happens to Coco? What happens to Héctor? What happens to Ernesto de le Cruz? What happens to Miguel?)

Coco dies of old age. Héctor's picture is on the family altar. Because of Coco's letters from her father Héctor, everyone knows Ernesto de la Cruz lied! He is not a hero anymore. Miguel has a new baby sister and he plays music!

500

The movie talks about "forgiveness" 原諒. How does the movie talk about forgiveness? Is it important?

Imelda Rivera didn't forgive Héctor so she banned all music. Miguel suffers because of this. His family would not give him his blessing if he still wanted to play music. In the end, the Rivera family forgives Héctor. Héctor can do what he loves, and his family is whole again. 

500

After watching Coco, what is important in Mexican culture?

500

What are the orange flower petals in Coco?

The Mexican Marigold, a beautiful flower native to Mexico.