On October 16, Roberto Monroy, Secretary of Tourism for the state of Michoacán, Mexico, announced on his social networks the sad news of the death of María Salud Ramírez Caballero, the beautiful grandmother who is said to have inspired the character of Mama Coco in Pixar animated film Coconut. He had just turned 109 years old, last September.
We suppose that now that the beautiful old lady has departed, she will be able to rejoin her ancestors. In addition, her photo will surely be placed on the next altar of the dead that her family will make to remember her deceased, with which they will pay her a small tribute to always carry her in her heart.
María lived in a picturesque little town in the Mexican state of Michoacán, called Santa Fe de la Laguna. The woman became famous for being the spitting image of Mama Coco, as many claim that the Disney production was based on her to develop the iconic character of the animated movie.
His life was spent between sorrows and joys. With a smile, she prepared herself to face the arduous work of each day, since, like almost all the inhabitants of the Michoacán plateau, Mrs. María was a potter. With her magical hands, she and her husband made beautiful clay objects, characteristic of the peoples of Mexico.
I deeply regret the death of Doña María Salud Ramírez Caballero, “Mamá Coco”, a tireless woman and example of life, who was the inspiration for this beloved character who went around the world. My prayers for her rest and for her family to find resignation
– ROBERTO MONROY G (@robertomonroy1) October 16, 2022
In 2017 the film was released Coconut all over the world, achieving resounding success. It is said that the film’s production team visited various places in the Mexican Republic to document themselves, seeking inspiration from various places and people.
Mrs. Ramírez’s family fought for years for the Disney producer to accept that her character was based on the beautiful Mexican old lady, but there was never such recognition. However, the public did not hesitate to grant her this title, since they always called her “Mama Coco”, affectionately.
People from the town told us that they photographed it in the square, and the church and some streets appear in the film.
María Salud, a wonderful woman of whom a report was made a couple of years ago documenting how visitors from all over the world came to her little house to take a souvenir photo with the beautiful old lady, because the resemblance she had with Mama Coco was undeniable .
It still moves us to see the scene from the movie in which Miguel’s character sings a song to Mama Coco, because it brings back memories of loved ones who are no longer with us, of those beings who will never die because they will always be in our hearts. .
Source: Okchicas
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