Mamá Imelda
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Mamá Imelda is a central ancestral matriarch in Pixar's animated film "Coco," known for founding the family’s shoemaking business and enforcing a generations-long ban on music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imelda Rivera | 3 |
| Mamá Imelda canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2142893 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mamá Imelda Context triple: [Coco, character, Mamá Imelda]
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A.
Enma Castro
Enma Castro is a member of the Castro family of Cuba, known primarily as a sister of revolutionary leaders Raúl and Fidel Castro.
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B.
Carmela Carvajal Briones
Carmela Carvajal Briones was a 19th-century Chilean woman best known as the wife of national naval hero Arturo Prat and the guardian of his legacy after his death at the Battle of Iquique.
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C.
Luisita
Luisita is a Spanish feminine given name, typically used as a diminutive or affectionate form of Luisa.
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D.
Juana María Guadalupe Pérez Pavón
Juana María Guadalupe Pérez Pavón was the mother of Mexican independence leader José María Morelos y Pavón.
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E.
Carmen Cortez
Carmen Cortez is a resourceful young spy and one of the two sibling protagonists in the Spy Kids film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mamá Imelda Target entity description: Mamá Imelda is a central ancestral matriarch in Pixar's animated film "Coco," known for founding the family’s shoemaking business and enforcing a generations-long ban on music.
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A.
Enma Castro
Enma Castro is a member of the Castro family of Cuba, known primarily as a sister of revolutionary leaders Raúl and Fidel Castro.
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B.
Carmela Carvajal Briones
Carmela Carvajal Briones was a 19th-century Chilean woman best known as the wife of national naval hero Arturo Prat and the guardian of his legacy after his death at the Battle of Iquique.
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C.
Luisita
Luisita is a Spanish feminine given name, typically used as a diminutive or affectionate form of Luisa.
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D.
Juana María Guadalupe Pérez Pavón
Juana María Guadalupe Pérez Pavón was the mother of Mexican independence leader José María Morelos y Pavón.
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E.
Carmen Cortez
Carmen Cortez is a resourceful young spy and one of the two sibling protagonists in the Spy Kids film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disney character
ⓘ
Pixar character ⓘ animated film character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
2017 film Coco
ⓘ
Coco ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
family
ⓘ
forgiveness ⓘ music ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
| child | Coco Rivera ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| creator |
Pixar Animation Studios
ⓘ
Walt Disney Pictures ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Día de Muertos ⓘ |
| enforcedTradition |
ban on music
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generations-long ban on music ⓘ |
| familyBusiness | shoemaking ⓘ |
| familyName | Rivera ⓘ |
| founderOf | Rivera family shoemaking business ⓘ |
| franchise |
Coco franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Coco
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grandchild | Elena Rivera ⓘ |
| greatGrandchild | Miguel Rivera ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| medium | computer-animated film ⓘ |
| motivation |
preserve family unity
ⓘ
protect her family from abandonment ⓘ |
| narrativeArc |
lifts the family ban on music
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reconciles with Héctor ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
authoritative
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protective of family ⓘ resentful of musicians ⓘ strong-willed ⓘ |
| occupation |
business founder
ⓘ
shoemaker ⓘ |
| positionInFamily |
ancestral matriarch
ⓘ
matriarch ⓘ |
| realm | Land of the Dead ⓘ |
| residence |
Land of the Dead
ⓘ
Santa Cecilia ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Cecilia
|
| roleInStory |
central character
ⓘ
supporting protagonist ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| spouse | Héctor Rivera ⓘ |
| statusInStory | deceased ⓘ |
| universe |
Pixar shared universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Pixar universe
|
| voiceType | singing character ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mamá Imelda Description of subject: Mamá Imelda is a central ancestral matriarch in Pixar's animated film "Coco," known for founding the family’s shoemaking business and enforcing a generations-long ban on music.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mamá Imelda
linked to: Mamá Imelda