“The Book of Life” juxtaposes overwrought visual imagery ... characters and the rich heritage of Mexican folk culture. La Muerte (voiced by Kate del Castillo), the benevolent ruler of the ...

Above it all, La Muerte and ... “The Book of Life” pushes boundaries, as the topic of death is undeniably front and center. But like Mexico’s Day of the Dead, the movie enjoyably, and ...

Set in a subterranean world, that movie tells the story of ... realm of the unremembered dead. When La Muerte finds out that Xibalba took Manolo’s life by subterfuge, in a gambit to unseat ...

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) — a holiday that celebrates those who have passed — will come alive this Thursday in the movie The Book of ... by a sensuous "La Muerte" (voiced by ...

The hectic story is not nearly as imaginative as the vibrant visuals in The Book of Life, an animated tale ... each backing a different admirer. Kindly La Muerte (Kate del Castillo) rules the ...

Along comes “The Book of Life,” a colorful and vibrant animated ... while the beautiful La Muerte (Kate del Castillo, “Under the Same Moon”) and her trickster husband Xibalba (Ron Perlman ...

Gutierrez and producer Guillermo del Toro's The Book of Life follows three childhood friends ... of a wager between two married deities: La Muerte (Kate del Castillo), who oversees the Land ...

The first thing one notices about The Book of Life, the debut animated offering ... Their lives are being watched over by two spirits — the kind La Muerte (Kate Del Castillo) and the devious ...

Childhood friends Manolo (Diego Luna) and Joaquin (Channing Tatum) both love Maria (Zoe Saldana), and their romantic rivalry has caught the eyes of Xibalba (Ron Perlman) and La Muerte (Kate del ...