R.I.P. María Salud Ramírez Caballero, the woman who reportedly inspired Pixar's Mama Coco
The Michoacán matriarch has died at the age of 109

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María Salud Ramírez Caballero, the woman widely believed to be the inspiration behind the Coco character Mamá Coco, has died. She was 109.
“I deeply regret the death of Doña María Salud Ramírez Caballero, ‘Mamá Coco,’ a tireless woman and example of life,” writes Roberto Monroy, Secretary of Tourism for the Mexican state of Michoacán, “who was the inspiration for this beloved character who went around the world.”
Known affectionately as Nana Salud, Caballero lived in Santa Fe de la Laguna, where she practiced ceramic pottery. Born in 1913, she resided in the small town her entire life. She is survived by her three children, her grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.