Abuelita Elena is the biggest enforcer of the Rivera family’s music ban, but you just KNOW that once the ban is lifted she is Miguel’s biggest fan. She just loves her Miguelitito so much!
Some doodles of what I imagine what Miguel would look like when he’s older.
Second picture was from another scrapped sketch page. I thought it’d be funny if Miguel had a designated drinking buddy during the holidays. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I think the idea would cross his mind, but Miguel has also grown as a character from his experiences by this point. No matter how much he misses his dead relatives, I think a subtle theme of the film is understanding that your family never really leaves you, even in death. And even if you may grieve for them, miss them so much that it tears you apart, seeking out the Dead in such a way would only make you and your living family suffer.
So no, I don’t think Miguel would seek out getting cursed again. Not intentionally. He knows the consequences of such actions, and also how disappointed Héctor and Imelda would be if he ran off from his living family again, even if it was just to see them.
Rather, he’d try to focus on making his ancestors proud by being a loving son, a caring brother, and a passionate, hard working man. In fact, I think if he ever ran into someone in a similar situation again, like if he and his friends went off and did something that could bring on a curse (you know, dumb teenager stuff) he’d be very against it and try to stop his friends from doing anything stupid.
Here you go guys! This is a cover for my new fic on AO3, entitled “Guitarra de Calaveras”. It tells the story of Coco as the guitar may have seen it, and you can find it here:
Hector: We’re playing Scrabble. It’s a nightmare.
Miguel: Scrabble? Scrabble’s great.
Hector: Not when you’re playing with Imelda, it’s not. She puts words like “ephemeral”. And I put “dog”.
Since everybody was playing an instrument in the end of the movie, I’m pretty sure at least half the Rivera had a secret music life. They just were better than Miguel in hiding it.
If Miguel hasn’t made all that scene, one of his relatives would have invited him to the secret family meeting they have every week to play together.
Stop talking and start doing: My Fallout Shelter for my Tumblr blog 