Coco Movie Quotes
Héctor
[sings]
Remember me, though I have to say goodbye / Remember me, don't let it make you cry / For even if I'm far away, I hold you in my heart / I sing a secret song to you, each night we are apart / Remember me, though I have to travel far / Remember me, each time you hear a sad guitar / Know that I'm with you, the only way that I can be / Until you're in my arms again, remember me...
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[from trailer]
Miguel
But Dante doesn't have any hair.
Clerk
And I don't have a nose, and yet, here we are.
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Héctor
She's talking about me!
[to Imelda, touched]
Héctor
I'm the love of your life?
Mamá Imelda
I don't know, I'm still angry at you!
Ernesto de la Cruz
Hector? How did you...
[Imelda smacks him with her shoe again]
Mamá Imelda
And *that's* for trying to murder my grandson!
Ernesto de la Cruz
Grandson?
Miguel
She's talking about me!
Ernesto de la Cruz
You! Wait. You're related to Hector?
Miguel
[pointing at De la Cruz's breast pocket]
The photo!
[the rest of the family appears from around the corner; De la Cruz runs]
Mamá Imelda
After him!
Ernesto de la Cruz
Security!
Héctor
You said love of your life?
Mamá Imelda
I don't know *what* I said!
Miguel
[cheekily]
That's what *I* heard...
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[Mamá Imelda has just taken Héctor's protrait from De La Cruz and is about to give Miguel her blessing to send him back home]
Mamá Imelda
Miguel, I give you my blessing. To go home... to put up our photos... and, to never...
Miguel
[resigned]
... never play music again.
[Mamá Imelda looks at Héctor and smiles]
Mamá Imelda
...And to NEVER forget how much your family loves you.
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Miguel
I'm a pretty sorry excuse for a great-great grandpa.
Miguel
Are you kidding? Five minutes ago I thought I was related to a murderer! You're a total upgrade!
[Hector gives him an exasperated look]
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Miguel
[after watching Chicharrón disappear]
Wait... what happened?
Héctor
[sadly]
He's been forgotten. When there's no one left in the living world who remembers you, you disappear from this world. We call it the Final Death.
Miguel
Where did he go?
Héctor
No one knows.
Miguel
But I've met him! I could remember him when I go back.
Héctor
No. It doesn't work like that, chamaco. 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 Cheech's stories.
[shrugs]
Héctor
Hey, it happens to everyone eventually.
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Mamá Imelda
Mijo, I was so worried.
[Hugs Miguel, then looks to Héctor resentfully]
Mamá Imelda
And you, how many times must I turn you away?
Héctor
Imelda...
Mamá Imelda
I want nothing to do with you! Not in life, not in death! I spent decades protecting my family from *your* mistakes. He spends five minutes with you, and I have to fish him out of a sinkhole!
Miguel
I wasn't in there because of Héctor. He was in there because of me. He was just trying to get me home! I didn't want to listen, but he was right! Nothing is more important than family. I'm ready to accept your blessing. And your conditions. But first, I need to find de la Cruz. To get Héctor's photo!
Mamá Imelda
What?
Miguel
So, he can see Coco again. Héctor should be on our ofrenda. He's part of our family.
Mamá Imelda
He *left* this family!
Miguel
He tried to go home to you and Coco. But de la Cruz murdered him!
[Imelda looks from Miguel to Héctor in surprise]
Miguel
[after a pause]
And so what if it's true? You leave me alone with a child to raise, and I'm just supposed to forgive you?
Héctor
Imelda, I...
[Suddenly shudders and collapses to his knees, Imelda gasps]
Héctor
I'm running out of time. It's Coco.
Mamá Imelda
She's forgetting you.
Miguel
You don't have to forgive him. But we shouldn't forget him!
Mamá Imelda
I wanted to forget you. I wanted Coco to forget you, too, but...
Héctor
This is my fault, not yours. I'm sorry, Imelda.
Mamá Imelda
Miguel, if we help you get his photo, you will return home? No more music?
Miguel
Family comes first.
Mamá Imelda
[to Héctor]
I... I can't forgive you. But I *will* help you. So, how do we get to de la Cruz?
Miguel
I... might know a way.
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[from trailer]
Héctor
What are you doing?
Miguel
I'm walking like a skeleton.
Héctor
No, skeletons don't walk like that.
Miguel
That's how *you* walk.
Héctor
No, I don't.
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Héctor
[singing for Chicharrón]
Well everyone knows Juanita / Her eyes each a different color / Her teeth stick out / and her chin goes in / and her...
[he hesitates]
Héctor
... knuckles, they drag on the floor.
Chicharrón
Those aren't the words!
Héctor
There are children present.
[singing]
Héctor
Her hair is like a briar / She stands in a bow-legged stance / And if I weren't so ugly / She'd possibly give me a chance.
[exhales deeply as he vanishes]
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[Repeated line]
Abuelita
[to any musicans; shouts]
No Music!
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Ernesto de la Cruz
[after Héctor is taken away by security for attacking Ernesto after learning the truth about his death]
I apologize, where were we?
Miguel
You were going to give me your blessing.
Ernesto de la Cruz
Yes, uh, si. Miguel, my reputation it is, ah, very important to me. I would hate to have you think...
Miguel
That you murdered Héctor, for his songs?
Ernesto de la Cruz
Ha ha. You don't think that, do you?
Miguel
I... no. Everyone knows you're, the... the good guy.
Ernesto de la Cruz
[Ernesto looks at Héctor's photo, and then puts it in his pocket]
Miguel
Papa Ernesto, my blessing?
Ernesto de la Cruz
[Ernesto looks at Miguel's marigold petal, and then crushes it into powder]
Security, take care of Miguel. He'll be... extending his stay.
Miguel
[as he is taken away by security]
WHAT? BUT I'M YOUR FAMILY!
Ernesto de la Cruz
And Héctor was my best friend. Success doesn't come for free, Miguel. You have to be willing to, do whatever it takes to... seize your moment. I know you understand.
Miguel
No, NO!
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Miguel
This isn't a dream, then - you're all really out there!
Tía Victoria
You thought we weren't?
Miguel
I don't know - I thought it might have been one of those made-up things grown-ups tell kids, like... vitamins!
Tía Victoria
Miguel, vitamins are a real thing.
Miguel
Well, now I'm thinking maybe they could be.
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Miguel
[to Mamá Coco, pointing at each of his cheeks]
I have a dimple on this side, but not on this side. Dimple. No dimple. Dimple. No dimple.
Abuelita
Miguel, eat your food! Oh, you're a twig, Mijo! Here, have some more!
[starts piling tamales on his plate]
Miguel
No, gracias.
Abuelita
[sternly]
I *asked* if you would like more *tamales*?
Miguel
...Si?
Abuelita
[cheerfully]
That's what I thought you said!
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Frida Kahlo
[explaining her new performance piece to Miguel]
Darkness - and from the darkness... a giant papaya! Dancers emerge from the papaya, and the dancers... are all me! And they go to drink from the milk of their mother, who is a cactus! But, who is also me! And her milk is not milk, but tears!
[pause]
Frida Kahlo
Is it too obvious?
Miguel
[unsure]
I think it's... just the right amount of obvious?
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Miguel
[smiling nervously]
Mamá Imelda...
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Tío Oscar
[stares at Miguel's face]
I miss my nose...
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Héctor
[Ernesto takes Miguel at the edge of the stadium] Ernesto, STOP!
[shudders and collapses to the floor]
Héctor
Leave the boy alone.
Ernesto de la Cruz
I've worked too hard, Hector. Too hard to let him destroy everything.
Héctor
[pleading] He's a living child, Ernesto!
[the other Riveras turn the camera on Ernesto so the audience can see]
Ernesto de la Cruz
He's a THREAT!
[the audience gasps]
Ernesto de la Cruz
You think I'd let him go back to the land of the living with your photo? To keep your memory alive? No!
Miguel
You're a coward!
Ernesto de la Cruz
I am Ernesto de la Cruz, the greatest musician of all time!
Miguel
Héctor's the REAL musician, you're just the guy who murdered him and stole his songs!
[the audience gasps]
Guy in audience
Murdered?
Ernesto de la Cruz
[grabs Miguel by the shirt collar] I am the one who is willing to do what it takes to seize my moment. Whatever it takes.
[Throws Miguel off the stadium]
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[after Ernesto is disgraced, and flung from the amphitheater, a guy returns from the concession stand]
Guy in audience
[to his wife, excitedly] What did I miss?
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[Miguel slips through a barred gate as Imelda tries to catch him]
Mamá Imelda
I am trying to save your life!
Miguel
You're *ruining* my life!
Miguel
Music's the only thing that makes me happy! And you want to take that away! You'll never understand!
Mamá Imelda
[sings]
Ay, de mí, llorona, llorona de azul celeste. Y aunque la vida me cueste llorona, no dejaré de quererte...
Miguel
[turning back]
I thought you hated music.
Mamá Imelda
[smiling]
Oh, I loved it! I remember that feeling, when my husband would play, and I would sing, and nothing else mattered. But, when we had Coco, there was something that mattered more than music. I wanted to put down roots; *he* wanted to play for the world. We each made a sacrifice to get what we wanted. Now, you must make a choice.
Miguel
But, I don't want to... pick sides! Why can't you be on *my* side? That's what families are supposed to do! Support you!
[pause]
Miguel
But you never will.
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Miguel
Wait, are those...? Alebrijes! But, those are...
Tío Oscar
*Real* Alebrijes. Spirit creatures.
Tía Rosita
They guide souls on their journey.
Tío Felipe
Watch your step - they make 'caquitas' everywhere.
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Mamá Imelda
[the Rivera family spots Mamá Imelda at the desk of a Family Reunion agent]
I demand to speak to the person in charge.
Departures Agent
Sorry, señora it says here no one put up your photo.
Mamá Imelda
My family always, ALWAYS puts my photo on the ofrenda! That devil box tells you nothing but lies!
[pulls off her shoe and beats the computer with it]
Papá Julio
[Approaches with fear]
Mamá Imelda?
Mamá Imelda
Oh, mi familia! They wouldn't let me cross the bridge.
[Puts her shoe back on]
Mamá Imelda
Tell this woman and her devil box that my photo *is* on the ofrenda!
Papá Julio
Well, we-we never made it made it to the ofrenda.
Mamá Imelda
What?
Papá Julio
We ran into a, a...
[the family parts to reveal Miguel]
Miguel
[Gives a hesitant wave]
Mamá Imelda...
[States matter-of-factly]
Clerk
Well, you're cursed.
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Abuelita
[after destroying Miguel's guitar]
There! No guitar, no music!
[seeing Miguel in tears, she tries to comfort him]
Abuelita
Oh, come, you'll feel better after you eat with your family.
Miguel
[slapping her hand away angrily]
I don't want to BE in this family!
[he runs away]
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Juan Ortodoncia
Gracias!
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Miguel
[as Abuelita bangs on the locked door]
Mama Coco? Can you hear me? It's Miguel! I, I saw your Papa! Remember? Papa? Please, if you forget him, he'll be gone, forever!
[picking up Hector's guitar]
Miguel
Here, this was his guitar, right? He used to play it to you?
[showing her the photo with Hector's face missing]
Miguel
See? There he is! Papa! Remember? Papa? Mama Coco, *please*, don't forget him!
[Coco just stares blankly; Miguel gets up sadly as the door unlocks and his family bursts in]
Abuelita
[outraged at Miguel]
What are you *doing* to that poor woman? It's okay, Mamita...
[seeing Miguel crying, he hugs him relieved]
Papá
I thought I lost you Miguel.
Miguel
I'm sorry Papa.
Miguel
[miserably]
Not all of us.
Abuelita
[reassuring her mother]
It's okay, Mamita.
[turning to Miguel, suddenly becoming very angry with him]
Abuelita
Miguel, you apologize to your Mama Coco!
Miguel
[wiping his eyes as Abuelita angrily stares at Miguel]
Mama Coco...
[his foot nudges the guitar, he pauses, looking at it]
Abuelita
[becomes more aggressive]
Well? *Apologize!*
Miguel
Mama Coco? Your Papa? H-he wanted you to have this.
[he picks up the guitar and begins to play; Abuelita gasps at this and moves to take the guitar away from him but Enrique lays a hand on her shoulder]
Papá
Máma, wait.
Miguel
[singing]
Remember me... though I have to say goodbye, remember me... don't let it make you cry...
[Coco's hand twitches]
Miguel
[continuing to sing as Coco becomes more alert]
For even if I'm far away, I hold you in my heart. I sing a secret song to you each night we are apart... Remember me, though I have to travel far...
[Coco sings]
Miguel
Miguel, Mamá Coco: Remember me, each time you hear a sad guitar.
[Abuelita tears up realizing how wrong she was for hating music]
Miguel
Miguel, Mamá Coco: Know that I'm with you the only way that I can be... Until you're in my arms again, remember... me...
[Coco smiles at Miguel, then notices Abuelita crying]
Mamá Coco
Elena? What's wrong, Mija?
Abuelita
[happily, through her tears]
Nothing, Mama. Nothing at all.
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[repeated line]
Abuelita
No music!
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Miguel
[sings]
Remember me, though I have to say goodbye / Remember me, don't let it make you cry /
[Mama Coco's hand starts moving]
Mamá
Look.
Miguel
For even if I'm far away, I hold you in my heart / I sing a secret song to you, each night we are apart / Remember me, though I have to travel far /
Miguel
Miguel, Mamá Coco: Remember me, each time you hear a sad guitar
[Abuleta seeing this realizes how wrong she was for hating music and tears of joy start pouring out of her eyes]
Miguel
Miguel, Mamá Coco: / Know that I'm with you, the only way that I can be / Until you're in my arms again, remember me...
[smiles at Miguel and notices her daughter crying]
Mamá Coco
[Sees Elena crying happy tears]
Elena? What's wrong mija?
Abuelita
[weeping with joy]
Nothing mama,
[sniffles]
Abuelita
nothing at all.
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Mamá Coco
[after Miguel sang 'Remember Me' to her] My Papá used to sing me that song.
Miguel
He loved you Mamá Coco. Your Papá, he loved you so much.
Mamá Coco
[takes a book out of a nightstand] I kept... his letters... poems he wrote me... and...
Mamá Coco
[hands Miguel a torn corner of a photo, it's Héctor's face, which he puts to the photo of him in life]
Mamá Coco
Papá was a musician. When I was a little girl, he and Mamá would sing such beautiful songs...
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