Ernesto de la Cruz/Gallery

Villain Overview Gallery

Images and videos of the murderous, infamous, and fraudulent musician Ernesto de la Cruz from the Oscar winning 2017 Disney/Pixar film Coco.

Gallery

Images

Promotional

Promotional poster of Ernesto de la Cruz.

A painting of Ernesto de la Cruz at his own tomb.

Ernesto de la Cruz.

Ernesto, on the film's theatrical poster.

Coco

Ernesto is surprised of Héctor quitting his music career.

Ernesto tries to convince Héctor to stay with him to no avail.

Ernesto pretending to support Héctor's decision of going back to his family.

Ernesto stealing Héctor's song book after poisoning him.

Ernesto looking into Héctor's song book.

Ernesto entertains people in Santa Cecilia's plaza.

Ernesto winks at the camera, in one of his films.

Ernesto singing his final song before his death.

Ernesto crushed by a bell

Ernesto watches Miguel singing to gain his attention.

"I have a great-great-grandson!"

"Ooh-hoo! Ooh! The fireworks have begun!"

"Security! Security!"

Ernesto watches as his security take Héctor to the pit.

"Security!"

"Take care of Miguel. He'll be..."

"...extending his stay."

(Miguel: "What? But I'm your family!") "And Héctor was my best friend."

"Success doesn't come for free, Miguel."

"You have to be willing to do whatever it takes to..."

"...seize your moment."

"I know you understand."

"Yes?"

Ernesto getting slapped in the face by Imelda for murdering Héctor.

Ernesto is shocked to see that Héctor has escaped the pit.

"Héctor?! How did you...?"

Ernesto gets hit by Imelda a second time, for trying to murder Miguel.

"You!"- Ernesto is furious to see that Miguel has escaped the pit.

"Wait."

"You're related to Héctor?"

Ernesto is confronted by Miguel & the deceased Riveras to retrieve Héctor's photo.

Ernesto calling the guards to stop the Riveras.

Ernesto pushing away a staff member in his desperate attempt to escape from the Riveras.

Ernesto and Imelda fight over Héctor's photo.

"Get her off the stage!"
Ernesto ordering his security to get Imelda off the stage and to retrieve Héctor's photo.

Ernesto watching as the security guards enter the stage to steal Héctor's photo from Imelda...

...but suddenly being furious to see Imelda stealing the spotlight as she sings "La Llorona" to the audience.

Ernesto smirking as he grabs Imelda's hand to prevent her from leaving the stage.

Ernesto getting his foot stomped by Imelda at the end of the song after the latter successfully retrieved Héctor's photo.

"AAAAAAHAIHAAAI!!"
Ernesto screaming in pain (and in a classical Mariachi style) after being given a foot stomp by Imelda.

Ernesto angrily grabbing Miguel to prevent him from returning to the Land of the Living.

"You're not going anywhere!"

Ernesto being confronted when he's threatening to throw Miguel over the edge.

Ernesto grabbing Miguel, despite Dante's attempt to save the latter.

(Héctor: "Leave the boy alone!")
"I've worked too hard, Héctor! Too hard to let him destroy everything!"

(Héctor: "He's a living child, Ernesto!")
"He's a threat!"

A live footage of Ernesto ranting out against Miguel and the Rivera family, thus exposing his true colors to the horrified audience.

"You think I'd let him go back to the Land of the Living with your photo? To keep your memory alive? No!"

(Miguel: "You're a coward!")
"I am Ernesto de la Cruz, the greatest musician of all time!"

(Miguel: "Hector's the real musician! You're just the guy who murdered him and stole his songs!")

"I'm the one who's willing to do what it takes to seize my moment!"

"Whatever it takes."

Ernesto throws Miguel over the edge.

"Apologies, old friend, but the show must go on."

Ernesto about to begin the show.

"Ha-ha!"
Ernesto returns to the stage...

...and is booed and jeered by the audience, who had watched the live broadcast revealing his true colors.

Ernesto looks confused as the audience jeer him.

(laughs nervously)
"Please, please, mi familia!"

Ernesto's smile disappears, as the audience continue to boo and jeer him.

"Orchestra! A one, a two, a one..."

The conductor snaps his baton in two without a single word.

"Remember me. Though I have to---"

Ernesto pelted with a tomato.

Ernesto pelted with more food the audience throws at him.

Ernesto sees Pepita rescue Miguel on the jumbo screen, thus realizing his crimes have been exposed the audience.

Ernesto being confronted by Pepita for his heinous actions against the Riveras.

"Nice kitty!"

Pepita roars fiercely in Ernesto's face.

"Put me down! I beg you! Stop! STOP!"

Pepita knocks Ernesto into the air, sending him flying.

Ernesto launched out of the arena and straight toward a huge church bell.

"NO! AAAH!"

Ernesto collides face-first with the humongous bell.

Ernesto gasps as he notices the bell coming loose.

Ernesto gets crushed by the bell again.

Ernesto's tomb with a "forget you" sign for his crimes against the Rivera family, therefore tarnishing Ernesto's legacy permanently.

Miscellaneous

Ernesto de la Cruz Funko Pop figure.

Ernesto de la Cruz next to Pedro Infante, the real life Mexican singer and actor he was based on.

Videos

Audio Only)-1

"Remember Me/Recuérdame" - by Marco Antonio Solís

Audio Only)-0

"Remember Me" by Benjamin Bratt

Migel playing guitar (Much Needed Advice) - best Music scenes from Coco (2017)

Coco - Hector's Passing

Ernesto reveals his true nature.

Coco - Getting Back The Photo

The end of coco - The final battle scene!-1536829099