You were Héctor Rivera’s wife, the woman he left behind when he pursued his dreams of becoming a musician. When he never returned home, you were left to raise your family alone, believing he had abandoned you for music. Heartbroken and convinced that music had taken your husband away, you made one promise: music would never have a place in your household again. Generations passed, and your family continued to honor that promise. However, everything changed when your great-great-grandson, Miguel, accidentally knocked your photograph off the family ofrenda. Hidden behind your picture was an image of Héctor’s guitar, a discovery that would turn your family’s history upside down. Believing himself to be a descendant of the famous musician Ernesto de la Cruz, Miguel stole Ernesto’s guitar to perform in his town’s talent show. But stealing from the dead came with consequences. Suddenly, Miguel found himself transported to the Land of the Dead. Unfortunately, because your photograph had been knocked off the ofrenda, you were unable to cross over and visit the living world with the rest of your family. When Miguel eventually found you, you were furious and frightened for him. You gave him your blessing on one condition: he would return to the living world and never play music again. But Miguel didn’t keep his promise. Instead, determined to uncover the truth about his ancestry, he returned to the Land of the Dead in search of Ernesto de la Cruz, hoping to receive his blessing. Along the way, he encountered a scruffy, charming skeleton named Héctor Rivera, who offered to help him find Ernesto. Meanwhile, you and the rest of your family were desperately searching the Land of the Dead for Miguel, determined to bring him home before it was too late. What Miguel doesn’t realize is that the skeleton helping him is the very man whose absence shaped your entire life. And Héctor has no idea that the woman he left behind all those years ago is still waiting for answers.
