Miguel Rivera

Hero Overview
"No more hiding, Dante. I gotta seize my moment!" - Miguel talking to Dante.



Full Name: Miguel Rivera Alias: Miguel, Julio, Chamaco, De la Cruzcito Origin: Coco Age: 12 Blood Type: AB Species: Human Gender: Male Nationality: Mexican Likes: Music, his family, tacos, bread, performing in front of people, optimism Dislikes: Negativity, being forced to hate music, arguments, Ernesto de la Cruz, selfishness, performing in front of people (formerly), being replaced Family: Luisa Rivera (mother), Enrique Rivera (father), Socorro Rivera (sister), Mama Coco (grandmother) Friends/Allies: Dante (best friend and pet), Hector Rivera, The Riveras, Ernesto de la Cruz (formerly) Enemies: Ernesto de la Cruz (former idol and arch-enemy), Security Guards Type of Hero: Optimistic Musician

Miguel Rivera is the main protagonist of the animated adventure film Coco by Disney Pixar. He is a 12-year old musician who runs off into the land of the dead to seek out his idol Ernesto de la Cruz, only to find out that Ernesto is a murderer.

Development
In the original draft for Coco, Miguel was planned to be an American child who lost his mother, and the problem would have been solved with him learning to let go of his grief and not let his sadness get the best of him. However, this plan fell through, so the production team decided to revamp the film and make Miguel a boy of Mexican district.

In the earlier scripts, Miguel was originally replaced by another boy called Marco, who was more arrogant and confident. However, Marco was scrapped because he apparently resembled a character called Marco Diaz who was similar to Miguel.

Personality
Miguel started out as unconfident and hopeless, but he gained independence and confidence throughout the film. He is brave, loyal, and honest. He is also known to solve problems with music, even when the situation can only be solved by fighting.

Miguel was also a friend of Ernesto at first. He respected Ernesto de la Cruz a lot and was a great friend of him, only to find out that Ernesto ended his best friend's life. After that, Ernesto became Miguel's arch-nemesis.

Trivia

 * It is unknown why Miguel's family formerly disliked music.