What is the name of Coco’s husband, who appears in the Land of the Dead?
Answer
Julio Rivera
Answer
Julio Rivera
Coco’s husband in Pixar’s Coco is Julio Rivera.
Julio is Mamá Coco’s late husband and therefore Miguel’s great-grandfather. He appears among the Rivera family members in the Land of the Dead, where the film shows generations of relatives continuing their family connections after death. His relationship to Coco is part of the family history that Miguel gradually uncovers.
The film’s central mystery concerns the identity and fate of Coco’s father, Héctor, who disappeared when she was a child. Julio is a later generation in the family story: he married Coco and became part of the Rivera line descended from Héctor and Mamá Imelda.
Viewers sometimes confuse Julio with Héctor because both are connected to Coco’s parentage and family history. Héctor is Coco’s father, while Julio is her husband. Miguel’s father, Enrique Rivera, belongs to a much later generation and is Miguel’s parent, not Coco’s spouse.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026