Shout Out / Coco

• The first skeleton that Miguel encounters, the woman with the flowered hat who helps him out of the grave, is La Calavera Catrina a character created by Mexican cartoonist, José Guadalupe Posada who has become an icon of Día de Muertos.
• Many of the Land of the Dead's inhabitants are Real Life deceased Mexican celebrities, including Frida Kahlo, Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas', El Santo, Jorge Negrete, and Pedro Infante, who Ernesto is largely based on. Some are mentioned by name while others are a Freeze-Frame Bonus.
• The emo skeleton participating in the Battle of the Bands is wearing the skull shirt that Sid Phillips wore. He also bears more than a passing resemblance to Skrillex.^note Although since Skrillex is neither Mexican nor dead, it is unlikely to be him. Although where he was born in, the USA city of Los Angeles, was originally a Mexican town as the area of the USA that LA is in was part of Mexico before.
  • Another Toy Story reference happens when the Pizza Planet truck passes as Miguel introduces Elena and her hatred for music.
  • Miguel runs past Woody and Buzz piñatas in town, as well as one of Mike Wazowski.
• Miguel's street dog friend is named Dante, after someone else who journeyed to the afterlife.
• While Traveling through the streets of the Land of the dead, there is a graffiti tag bearing the logo of Lalo Alcaraz's La Cucaracha comic strip.
• While in the pit, Miguel is rained on and stretches out his arms, smiling, a la Andy Dufresne
• Continuing director Lee Unkrich's Author Appeal Creator Thumbprint of including references to his favorite film The Shining in his work, a recreation of Jack's fire axe can be seen early on, embedded blade first into a red drum.

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