What is the name of the family matriarch who bans music in Coco?

Imelda Rivera is the family matriarch who bans music in Coco.

Imelda is Miguel’s great-great-grandmother and the founder of the Rivera family’s shoe-making tradition. In the family’s history, her husband leaves to pursue music and never returns, leaving Imelda to raise their daughter alone. She responds by rejecting music and building a new life through shoemaking.

In the Land of the Dead, Imelda remains a powerful and determined ancestor. She initially refuses to support Miguel’s musical ambitions, but her understanding changes as the truth about the family’s past emerges.

Imelda is often confused with Mamá Coco, whose full name is Socorro Rivera. Mamá Coco is Miguel’s elderly great-grandmother and the daughter of Imelda. Imelda’s ban on music is the direct result of the abandonment she experienced, making her decision different from Mamá Coco’s role in preserving family memory.