| “ | You dare ask this of Ernesto de la Cruz? The Greatest Musician of All Time?! HA! | ” |
Ernesto de la Cruz is a character released with Coco Event, The Bride Update on 15th October 2019, and is a part of the Coco character collection.
About
Ernesto de la Cruz is the main antagonist of the 2017 Disney/Pixar animated feature film, Coco.
Ernesto de la Cruz was a famous singer and musician who dazzled audiences with his good looks and his charm and was a source of Mexican pride. After his untimely death, his soul resides in the Land of the Dead. Trapped in this extraordinary realm, Miguel embarks on a quest to find Ernesto, whom he believes is his long-lost great-great-grandfather.
However, Miguel learns a very different story to his heritage than what he expected. He is also Héctor's former best friend, and Miguel revealing that Héctor is the true musician and great-great-grandfather, and Ernesto, in reality, is nothing but a cruel fraud and charlatan impostor who murdered Héctor for his "betrayal".
Interactions
| Level | Requirements | Time | Rewards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome | Open a Coco Legendary Chest for a chance to get Ernesto de la Cruz! |
Instant | 
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| Level 2 |  5Musical Poster Tokens |
 2Ernesto de la Cruz Vinyl Tokens |
 2Ernesto de la Cruz Ears Hat Tokens |
 3,000Magic |
36s |  1,  10
|
| Level 3 | 10
|
3
|
3
|
4,500
|
6m | 1, 12
|
| Level 4 | 20
|
5
|
5
|
6,750
|
35m | 1, 14
|
| Level 5 | 40
|
10
|
10
|
8,800
|
60m | 2, 17
|
| Level 6 | 50
|
15
|
15
|
11,450
|
2h | 2, 20
|
| Level 7 | 60
|
20
|
20
|
14,900
|
4h | 3, 23
|
| Level 8 | 70
|
25
|
25
|
19,350
|
8h | 3, 26
|
| Level 9 | 80
|
30
|
30
|
25,150
|
16h | 3, 29
|
| Level 10 | 100
|
40
|
40
|
32,700
|
24h | 5, 30
|
| Lvl | Activity | + | Time | Rewards | Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Look Dashing
|
60m | 7, 40
|
| |
| 10 | Look On in Envy * Rivera Familia Home |
2h | 10, 75
|
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| 2 | Visit Statue of Me * Santa Cecilia Market Shop |
4h | 13, 110
|
  
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| 4 | Talk of Success * Land of the Dead |
6h | 16, 155
|
 
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| 5 | Reciting the Classics * Musical Celebration |
6h | 16, 155
|
 
| |
| 3 | Perform for Others * Musical Celebration |
8h | 20, 200
|
 
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| 4 | Still the Best
|
8h | 20, 200
|
||
| 6 | Confrontation * Land of the Dead |
  Lvl 1 |
12h | 37, 370
|
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| 8 | Musical Duel * Musical Celebration |
 Lvl 2 |
24h | 57, 500
|
| A Show to Remember Event 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Requirements | Time | Rewards | |||
| Welcome | 15 Musical Poster Tokens |
16 Ernesto de la Cruz Vinyl Tokens |
12 Ernesto de la Cruz Ears Hat Tokens |
 2,500Vinyl Records |
60m |
|
| Level 2 | 5
|
2
|
2
|
300
|
6s | 1, 10
|
| Level 3 | 10
|
3
|
3
|
400
|
6m | 1, 12
|
| Level 4 | 20
|
5
|
5
|
500
|
35m | 1, 14
|
| Level 5 | 40
|
10
|
10
|
600
|
60m | 2, 17
|
| Level 6 | 50
|
15
|
15
|
800
|
2h | 2, 20
|
| Level 7 | 60
|
20
|
20
|
1,000
|
4h | 3, 23
|
| Level 8 | 70
|
25
|
25
|
1,400
|
8h | 3, 26
|
| Level 9 | 80
|
30
|
30
|
1,800
|
16h | 3, 29
|
| Level 10 | 100
|
40
|
40
|
2,000
|
24h | 5, 30
|
Ernesto de la Cruz Storyline
Hip to Today's Music? (2h)- For Rent? (6h)
- De la Cruz: Un-covered! (4h)
- See more: Ernesto de la Cruz quests
Trivia
- Ernesto de la Cruz was added to the Spooky Chests for Halloween 2021.
- Ernesto de la Cruz was added to the Sapphire Chests for Halloween 2020.
- Ernesto de la Cruz was added to the Coco Legendary Chests since Star Wars Event Update on 17th December 2019.
- Ernesto de la Cruz is one of the few characters in the game who has a different musical theme from the other characters in his franchise collection when he is unlocked/level up.
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