In Pixar’s Coco, which actor voices Mamá Imelda in the English-language version?

In Pixar’s Coco, Alanna Ubach provides the English voice of Mamá Imelda.

Mamá Imelda is Miguel’s great-great-grandmother and the founder of the Rivera family’s shoemaking tradition. In the family’s accepted history, her husband leaves her and their daughter to pursue music, leading Imelda to reject music and establish the ban that shapes Miguel’s childhood.

Ubach’s performance gives Imelda both authority and warmth. The character is stern because of old pain, but she is also protective and deeply committed to her family. Her singing voice is heard in the film’s musical sequences as well.

Mamá Imelda is distinct from Mamá Coco, who is her daughter, and from Abuelita Elena, who is a later generation. Keeping those relationships separate helps explain why the family’s musical conflict has lasted for so long.