Believing that Ernesto is his great-great-grandfather, Miguel tries to explain his discovery to his family, but they refuse to listen and support this, with Miguel's grandmother Elena destroying Miguel's guitar to prevent him from following the path of his great great grandfather. Upon learning about a talent show during the Day of the Dead, Miguel discovers from Imelda's portrait that his great-great-grandfather has a guitar similar to the one that Ernesto is holding in a photo. Unlike the rest of the Riveras, Miguel loves music and, in secret, hopes to one day be as famous as Ernesto, whom he considered to be his hero and idol. It began with Miguel (Héctor's great-great-grandson) living in the ville "Santa Cecilia" with his family, including a very old Coco who is suffering from Alzheimer's. The Ernesto de la Cruz statue in Santa Cecilia. Said security guards are apparently responsible for protecting him from rapid fans, and (possibly), get rid of anyone that might have found out about his past. He also maintained his reputation as he continued to perform to the citizens of the Land of the Dead, supplied with his own mansion and a crew of security guards at his disposal. Despite his own death, Ernesto's legacy lived on, which was honored by a large statue. Ernesto even went as far as to brag about his death by writing and starring in a film where he's the one getting betrayed, even mimicking the dialogue.Įrnesto being crushed to his death by a church bell during the performance.Įventually, during one of Ernesto's concerts while singing Héctor's famous lullaby "Remember Me" in 1942, he was killed in an unnoticed act of karma when a backstage hand, distracted by Ernesto's charming performance, accidentally leaned on a lever that caused a church bell to drop onto him just as he finished the song, horrifying all his fans present in the performance and sending Ernesto's spirit to the Land of the Dead. It's unknown why he did this however, one could say that like all murderers who desire attention, he did it so he could keep the guitar as a trophy.Įrnesto kept his murder a secret by claiming that Héctor died from food poisoning and never informed his family about his death, causing Héctor's wife Imelda, unaware of Héctor's desire to come home, to think that he had abandoned their family and thus instigated a ban on music for the Rivera family while taking a hobby of making shoes as the main family business. Watching Héctor succumb to his death by the poison, Ernesto took the opportunity to steal Héctor's guitar and songbook and pass them off as his own, gaining a reputation in the music industry and becoming one of Mexico's most acclaimed musicians, as well as a film star and writer. Pretending to support Héctor's decision of returning to his family by making a toast and saying that he would move "heaven and earth" for him, Ernesto secretly spiked Héctor's drink with poison, which took effect as they walked down the street towards the train station. However, Héctor remained firm in his decision to go back to his family as Hector's assuming that it was his dream went into Ernesto's head, so he was angered by this refusal which made him become evil. Though Héctor assured Ernesto that the latter can manage on his own, Ernesto desperately claimed that he can't do so without Héctor's songs and begged Héctor to reconsider. However, they broke into an argument when Héctor decided to return to his wife Imelda and daughter Coco. He started out as a childhood friend and business partner of Héctor Rivera, as they both entered the music industry in 1921, wooing the people of Mexico for months. Ernesto fumes at Héctor's decision to return home to his family, descending into evil.Įrnesto de la Cruz was born in 1896.
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