What is the name of the skeleton who disappears because he is forgotten?

The skeleton who disappears because he is forgotten is Chicharrón.

Chicharrón is a minor but emotionally important character in Coco’s Land of the Dead. He is a solitary skeleton who has been forgotten by everyone in the living world. Because the film’s afterlife depends on remembrance, Chicharrón begins to fade away and ultimately disappears, demonstrating the stakes behind Héctor’s fear of being forgotten.

Miguel meets Chicharrón while searching for help and witnesses the character’s final moments. Before vanishing, Chicharrón gives Héctor the song “Everyone Knows Juanita,” which Héctor performs for Miguel. The scene adds humor and sadness while making the film’s central idea tangible: memory keeps loved ones present.

Chicharrón’s name refers to chicharrón, a popular food made from fried pork skin or fried pork pieces in many Spanish-speaking cuisines. The name is a joke consistent with Coco’s playful use of food-based names, but he is not Tamal, Tostada, or Churro. Those options do not identify the forgotten skeleton in the film.