Miguel won’t be held back though, and his secret desire burns even stronger after he discovers a link between himself and the late Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt).
This provokes Miguel to try and emulate the legendary singer, and in turn he accidentally enters the beautiful underworld known as the Land Of The Dead.
This meant that Miguel’s great-great-grandmother Imelda was forced to take control as the matriarch of the Rivera clan, and her first act was to declare that music was completely dead to every single member of the family forever.