The woman who allegedly inspired the iconic character “Mama Coco” in the 2017 Disney/Pixar movie “Coco” has died at the age of 109.
According to the officials of Michoacán, Western Mexico, María Salud Ramírez Caballero was laid to rest in Santa Fe de la Laguna on Oct. 16.
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The elderly woman s family has long been working to have Disney recognize that Mama Coco was based on Maria Salud Ramirez Caballero, a Mexican ceramic potter.
Maria Salud Ramirez Caballero, the elderly woman said to have inspired the Mama Coco character in the movie "Coco," has died at the age of 109.
The Secretary of Tourism for the Mexican state of Michoacan, Roberto Monroy, confirmed her death on Sunday but no official cause of death was revealed.