Hector says he can take Miguel to meet Ernesto, and in return, Miguel has to put up Hector’s picture in his family’s home. The plot of Coco picks up when Miguel enters the Land of the Dead and meets Hector. From stealing the guitar, Miguel turns into a spirit and is able to enter the Land of the Dead. He decides to steal Ernesto de la Cruz’s guitar, at this point believing him to be his great-great-grandfather. Miguel decides to play music in the plaza, but he needs a guitar.
It’s this action that leads Miguel to running away from home and entering the Land of the Dead, kickstarting the plot. In the Coco plot, the inciting incident occurs on when Miguel’s grandmother destroys his guitar. His great-great-grandfather left his family to pursue a music career, so music is now banned in his household. Expositionįor the first few pages of the Coco film script, we learn about Miguel’s family history. Here is a Coco synopsis taken from the screenplay. STORY BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE OF THE COCO SCRIPT
