COCO
Hello!
My name is Miguel
I am twelve years old.
I live in Mexico. Ernesto de la Cruz
I love music!
I want to be a musician
Miguel like Ernesto de la Cruz.
He was a very popular singer
in Santa Cecilia.
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Miguel
Dante
Miguel loves music but… Only his dog, Dante listens to Miguel.
his family hates music. He is a good dog!
In this place.
Miguel plays the guitar in secret.
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Musician
Abuelita
Abuelita is his grandma. Abuelita yells at musicians.
She doesn’t like musicians. They are afraid of Abuelita.
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Miguel loves to be with his
great-gradma, Mamá Coco.
Mamá Coco is very quiet.
Ernesto de la Cruz
Miguel She doesn’t talk much but
she is a good listener.
Abuelita hates the plaza.
But Miguel goes to the plaza
to see the statue
Mamá Coco
of Ernesto de la Cruz.
Miguel wants to be a popular guitarist.
He is fan of Ernesto de la Cruz.
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Miguel Abuelita
Miguel’s family makes shoes.
Abuelita is learning how to make shoes.
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Mamá Coco
Abuelita Miguel
Every year Miguel and his family
They make a special altar.
celebrate “Day of the Dead.”
On the altar, Miguel and his family
honor dead people.
But nobody talks about Mamá Coco’s
father.
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Miguel’s family hates music
. his great-great grandpa
because
abandoned the family to play music.
He never appeared.
Miguel doesn’t know his name. Miguel Abuelita
Hector (Coco’s
father)
Coco’s mother
Miguel’s family discovers
that Miguel loves music.
Abuelita smashes his guitar.
Mamá Coco
Miguel feels so sad.
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Miguel finds a special guitar.
It is Ernesto de la Cruz ’s guitar! Miguel
The guitar is beautiful.
He feels very happy! 14
Land of the Dead
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Miguel Dante
On “Day of the Dead”, All his dead family are in the
something magical happens. Land of the Dead.
Miguel and his dog go It is amazing.
to the Land of the Dead!
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Hector is a dead musician. Hector Miguel
Miguel plays the guitar and dances.
But Hector and Miguel
He is very happy!
sing in front of a lot of people.
Miguel jumps, spins and sway.
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Ernesto de la Cruz
Miguel
Miguel sees Ernesto de la Cruz! Miguel jumps very high.
Miguel is so excited. He sings so loudly!
He has to sing! Miguel feels very popular.
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Ernesto de la Cruz .
Mamá Coco
Hector (Coco’s father)
Hector (Coco’s father)
Miguel
Hector hates Ernesto.
Hector tells Miguel
Ernesto is a bad musician and a bad friend.
that he wrote a song
Ernesto stole songs from Hector for Coco, his daughter.
when they were young. Hector is Mamá Coco’s father!
Hector is her great-great grandpa!
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Miguel returns to his home. .
Miguel tells Mamá Coco
that Hector loved her.
Her father wrote a special song
for her.
Mamá Coco
Miguel
Miguel Hector sings Mamá Coco
her father’s song.
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Mamá Coco remembers it!
(Coco’s mother)
.Miguel and his family sing
Hector (Coco’s father)
the song together.
Everyone is happy!
Miguel’s Mamá Coco
family
Now Miguel and his family
remember Papá Hector.
They love music and sing songs!
Abuelita Mamá Coco
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Miguel’s family
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Miguel
Miguel is very happy because now his family loves music
and sings Hector’s song.
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