Maria Salud Ramirez Caballero, who inspired the character of the charming grandmother, Papa Coco, in the Pixar masterpiece, has died at the age of 109.
Mama Coco is gone. María Salud Ramírez Caballero, the woman who inspired the features of the charming grandmother, Mama Coco, in the Pixar masterpiece, died this week at the very, very respectable age of 109. He died in his native village of Santa Fe de la Laguna, near the tourist destination of Lake Patzcuaro, where the traditional Day of the Dead is celebrated.
The announcement was made by Roberto Monroy, the secretary of tourism of Michoacán, the state he was from:
“I am deeply saddened by the death of Doña María Salud Ramirez Caballero, the inspiration behind Mama Coco, a tireless woman and an example of life, this adorable character who traveled the world.” he wrote on his Twitter.
Re-watching this moving scene from the film should logically make you burst into tears, once again… Get out the handkerchief!
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