Abel Rivera

Abel Rivera is the eldest of the Rivera cousins. He is the older brother of Rosa, Benny, and Manny, the eldest son of Carmen and Berto, nephew of Enrique and Luisa

Personality
Abel has a goofy, humorous demeanor and enjoys soccor (called fútbol in Spanish). He is a good shoemaker, but his tendency to get easily distracted means his shoes often get stuck in the ceiling when buffing them.

Appearance
Abel is tall and muscular with very dark brown hair, brown eyes and tan skin. He is nineteen years old during Coco.

Talents
Abel is a shoe-maker at this age only a few years younger than his great-great-grandmother, Mama Imelda.

After the music ban, he later plays an accordion at the end of the film.

Role in Coco
Abel first appears in the film at the family workshop as Miguel Rivera is leaving the Rivera family shop. When learning his cousin was found at Mariachi Plaza, Abel accidentally lets his shoe fly right up to the ceiling. As he teases Miguel with a talent of "Shining shoes" as one, his shoe lands on him.

He appears at the end of the film, listening to Mama Coco's stories of her parents singing.

In the epilogue with music back in the Rivera family, Abel is seen playing the accordion during "Proud Corazon."