Caballero on October 16, 2022 in Santa Fe de la Laguna in Michoacán, western Mexico, where she was born over a hundred years ago. She was reportedly known locally as Mamá Coco, and although Disney has never officially confirmed it, many believe she was the model for the beloved Grandma character from the movie “Coco.” Her death was confirmed by Michoacán Secretary of Tourism Roberto Monroy, who posted a message on Twitter, describing her as “a tireless woman and a role model.”
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Miguel’s great-grandmother, aka Mama Coco. Although she was a supporting character, she played an important role
“Coco” is an Oscar-winning animated film released in 2017, the main theme of which is the Mexican traditions of the Day of the Dead. It tells the story of 12-year-old Miguel, who plays his ancestor’s guitar and finds himself in the mystical and colorful land of the dead, where he meets his deceased great-great-grandfather. The character known as Mama Coco is Miguel’s great-grandmother, voiced by actress Ana Ofelia Murguia. María Salud Ramírez Caballero worked in ceramics and left behind three children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was considered the inspiration for the creation of the iconic Disney character. Creator of a film about the deceased
When the animated film “Coco” was released in cinemas in 2017, Mexican viewers quickly realized that one of the characters from the fairy tale, and more specifically the main character’s grandmother, closely resembled the then 104-year-old Caballero from Michoacan. The woman became popular, and photos of her image began to circulate on the Internet. However, the suspicions of the film’s fans were never confirmed by the Disney creators themselves. Lee Unkrich, a long-time employee of Pixar Animation Studios, revealed that the character they were inspired by died at the age of 100. In 2022, moments after Caballero’s death, he posted an entry, as he quotes
I deleted my tweet on this topic and regret getting involved again. I know the truth, and so does my family, and let’s keep it that way. My heart goes out to them now. Mary was clearly a beautiful woman and a loving matriarch.
The previous entry, which the man decided to delete, concerned the allegations that the family of the deceased 109-year-old woman had made against Disney Pixar since the film’s premiere. The woman’s relatives believe that producers should pay proper remuneration for being clearly inspired by an existing person.
Source: Gazeta
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