Pixar Theory: Why Mama Coco Never Put Up Hector's Photo (Her Backstory) | Discovering Disney

Isaac theorizes on why Coco never put up Hector’s photo on the Rivera ofrenda.

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Coco grew up loving music. She would sing and dance with her mother and father and loved them both with her whole heart, but of course this all changed when her father, spoiler alert, Hector left to play his music for the world. In an attempt forget the man she loved, Coco’s mother Imelda bands music and the very reference of Hector… meaning when Coco approached the end of her life, there was no one to remember him or celebrate his life on Dia De Los Muertos, but why did this happen?

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[docphunk]

If you pay attention to the movie you'll know she didn't put up the photo because in her mind her dad wasn't dead. She never saw him die. It's on the line "papa's coming home"

[JOVAHKN]

Coco never knew her father died in the first place, she just waited her whole life for him to come back. Added to this Mama Imelda wouldn't allow her to even talk about him.

[amethystfox]

What if another factor is that she got old and she thinks he's coming home which means he's not dead. So her putting his photo would be her fully accepting his death.

[nataliecahillsoo]

when she said “papa is coming home?”, oh jeez...someone was cutting onions

[sirAkiliz]

*_"He loved you, mama Coco_*
*_Your Papa loved you so much"_* said Miguel

[keiokayy]

I thought its because she never knew he was dead. Coco believes her papa was going to come back.
Both are depressing so...

[Internetguy_L_D]

she never knew he died and she has Alzheimer's so not easy for her to remember, It is studied that music actually helps patients with Alzheimer's to recover it to some extent.

[ashlynwolff]

the fact Coco had been keeping that torn piece of family picture ALL THESE YEARS believed her father loved her no matter what breaks heart in little pieces 💔

[EnLaLuna]

why are people criticizing his pronunciation? i’m Puerto Rican + Spanish was my first language, and I think it’s nice that he’s making the effort to pronounce the words and get involved in the culture enough to make a video

[colette..]

When Coco went, ” Is Papa coming?”, she actually thought her papa was still out there and alive. Since Imelda didn’t want to remember Hector or his music, she probably was aware Hector died, but hid the news from Coco. For this, Coco still has hope Hector was still alive and to come back one day, so she never put Hector on the offense because she didn’t know he was dead

[caffeecup]

Fun fact: Coco is the only person in the movie that died of old age
Because she is the only one who looks old in the land of the dead

[granvillimus]

While she was still alive, Imelda would be able to prevent the photo being displayed personally. In fact, Imelda probably never knew it still existed (otherwise she would have to destroyed, as Coco likely realized). And it can easily be assumed that Imelda instilled her hatred of Hector onto Elena and the rest of the family before passing. So even after Imelda died, Coco would still always be surrounded by people who would reject the photo being put up.

[mr.awesome]

"Remember Me"
~By Hector Rivera

Remember Me,
Though I Have To Say Goodbye.
Remember Me,
Don't Let It Make You Cry.
For Even If I'm Far 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

End

[wendinugget]

Coco forgot about Hector because one of the words in the song Remember Me "Remember me each time you hear a sad guitar" Coco rarely hears music causing her to forget about Hector because she can't listen to sad guitars. #hintsfromcheetos

[sososlugg]

Well this could be my theory but I think the reason she didn't put up his picture is because it upset her mom to talk about him. And maybe she didn't know he was dead. They never said he was buried at the cemetery, so we don't know what happened to his body after Ernesto killed him. So for a long time, she thought he would come home and in the meantime, she kept his picture after her mother tore his face out of it and the letters and poems he wrote her. And then as she got older, she developed Dementia and possibly Alzheimer's. Because in the movie, she shows signs of it with not even knowing who her own daughter is or confusing Miguel with her husband.

[humandog]

Coco waited for Hector her whole life without knowing he's dead..


Just like a certain rubber hose.

[thomasc]

I think it's partially because of her mother and partially because she was still waiting for him to come home. Putting up the photo, even though at a certain point you know it's just being realistic, is acknowledging that he's dead and never coming back

[Gabija-tzgv]

Maybe Coco never put up Hector's photo because she never knew that he died and expected him to come back one day? But I think your theory is very great and there is a lot of evidense conpirming it!! 😁

[nivolord]

Coco never knew her father died. There was no definite moment to start putting up the picture.

[angeliki]

This movie was the only movie that made me cry. I was so happy when they did put Hector's photo up, finally!; their family could be whole again. ❤😊