In Pixar’s Coco, what is the name of the Rivera family’s town?

In Pixar’s Coco, the Rivera family lives in the town of Santa Cecilia.

Santa Cecilia is the film’s living-world setting and the home of Miguel’s extended family. The town contains the Rivera shoe workshop, the family’s house and the plaza where Miguel encounters music and local celebrations.

The setting is fictional, but it is designed with visual references to Mexican towns, including colorful buildings, a central plaza and a church. The name Santa Cecilia also connects to the film’s musical themes because Saint Cecilia is traditionally associated with music.

Miguel leaves Santa Cecilia during the Día de los Muertos celebration after taking Ernesto de la Cruz’s guitar. That decision begins his journey into the Land of the Dead and eventually brings him back to his family.