#Dream Travels Coco prototype dies ##寻梦环游记米格太奶奶原型去世 #
According to the US entertainment news website TMZ reported on October 17, the prototype of the character "Grandma Coco" of the same name in the movie "Coco" (English name Coco), Maria Salud Ramirez Caballero from Mexico, died at the age of 109. According to reports, Caballero was a pottery maker during his lifetime, specializing in making pottery and other items and selling them to locals. She has 3 children, many grandchildren, and many more great-grandchildren.
The head of the local tourism department confirmed her death and described her as a "tireless woman and role model in life", and the cause of her death was not announced.
Pixar Animation Studios' animated film Dream Travels, released in 2017, is based on the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead, about an 11-year-old boy named Mig Rivera who accidentally travels into the world of the dead, and needs the help of his late musician great-great-grandfather to return him to the real world.
Although the film did not officially admit that Maria Caballero was the prototype for the role of "Grandma Coco" in the film, Caballero's family said that a team from Pixar had come to the area, took many photos of Caballero, and lived with them for a while. The family also said that many of the buildings recorded by the team at the time appeared in the film, and the image of "Grandma Coco" was very similar to that of Caballero.
Although Caballero's family later stopped seeking recognition from the film, she remained a local legend.
