Disney released first teaser trailer of Pixar’s Coco

It follows a 12-year-old boy called Miguel who wants to follow his dream of playing the guitar like his dead hero Ernesto de la Cruz.

After playing Ernesto’s old guitar, he gets plunged into the dark and magical world of the Dia De Los Muertos festival — the Day of the Dead.

This is a real festival which happens every year on November 2 and it sounds like the movie will unravel its mysteries.

Coco co-director Lee Unkrich previously said of the festival: ‘I’d seen it portrayed in folk art. It was something about the juxtaposition of skeletons with bright, festive colors that captured my imagination.

‘It has led me down a winding path of discovery. And the more I learn aboutDia De Los Muertos, the more it affects me deeply.’

Coco synopsis

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt).

Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events.

Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector (voice of Gael García Bernal), and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history. Character actress Renée Victor also joins the cast as Abuelita, Miguel’s grandmother.

Writer: Olivia Waring for Metro.co.uk