Coco (2017 film)

"[first lines; narrating] Sometimes, I think I'm cursed. Because of something that happened before I was even born. See, a long time ago, there was this family. The papá, he was a musician. He and his family would sing and dance and count their blessings. But he also had a dream, to play for the world. And one day, he left with his guitar and never returned. And the mamá… She didn't have time to cry over that walk-away musician. After banishing all music from her life, she found a way to provide for her daughter. She rolled up her sleeves, and she learned to make shoes. She could have made candy, or fireworks, or sparkly underwear for wrestlers, but no, she chose shoes. Then she taught her daughter to make shoes. And later, she taught her son-in-law. Then her grandkids got roped in. As her family grew, so did the business. 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. But my family still tells her story every year on Dia De Los Muertos. The Day of the Dead."

"I think we're the only family in Mexico who hates music. And my family's fine with that. But me? I'm not like the rest of my family!"

"I know I'm not supposed to love music. But it's not my fault! It's his! Ernesto de la Cruz… the greatest musician of all time. He started out a total nobody from Santa Cecilia, like me. But when he played music, he made people fall in love with him. He starred in movies, he had the coolest guitar! he could fly! And he wrote the best songs!"

"No more hiding, Dante. I gotta seize my moment. I'm gonna play in Mariachi Plaza if it kills me!"

"Mamá Coco, is your papá Ernesto de la Cruz?"

"[to the portrait of Ernesto on the wall] Señor de la Cruz, please don't be mad. I'm Miguel. Your great-great grandson. [takes the guitar off the wall] I need to borrow this. [sighs] Our family thinks music is a curse. None of them understand but I know you would have. You would've told me to follow my heart. To seize my moment! So, if it's all right with you, I'm gonna play in the plaza, just like you did!"

"[to Héctor, realizing that he is his real great-great grandfather] A minute ago I thought I was related to a murderer. You're a total upgrade!"

"Our memories, they have to be passed down by those who knew us in life - in the stories they tell about us. But there's no one left alive to pass down Chiche's stories."

"[furiously attacking De La Cruz for poisoning him] YOU TOOK EVERYTHING AWAY FROM ME! YOU RAT!"

"The celebration of a lifetime."

"The adventure of a lifetime."

"Anthony Gonzalez — Miguel"

"Gael García Bernal — Hector"

"Benjamin Bratt — Ernesto de la Cruz"

"Renée Victor — Abuelita Helen"

"Ana Ofelia Murguía — Mamá Coco"

"Alanna Ubach — Mamá Imelda"

"Alfonso Arau — Papá Julio"

"George C. Scott's Ghost – Rodrigo the El Chupacabla"

"Selene Luna — Rosita"

"Diana Ortellí — Victoria"

"Herbert Siguenza — Felipe and Oscar"

"Jaime Camil — Papá Enrique"

"Sofía Espinosa — Mamá Luisa"

"Edward James Olmos — Chicharrón"

"Luis Valdez — Berto"

"Lombardo Boyar — Mariachi"

"Octavio Solis — the Arrival Agent"

"Gabriel Iglesias — the Head Clerk"

"Cheech Marin — a Corrections Officer"

"Carla Medina — Departure Agent"

"Blanca Araceli — an Emcee"

"Natalia Cordova-Buckley — Frida Kahlo"

"Salvador Reyes — Security Guard"

"John Ratzenberger — Juan Ortodoncia"

"Frank Welker — Dante and Pepita"