Xibalba uses his staff to form a two-headed snake, which bites Manolo and kills him. Xibalba appears before him, and Manolo states that he will do anything to be with Maria again. Manolo returns to the tree, mourning his love. He carries Maria's body back to San Angel, where both Joaquin and General Posada blame him for Maria's death. Maria pushes Manolo out of the way, getting bitten by the snake. He professes his love to her, which she reciprocates. Maria follows a trail of candles to a tree where Manolo is. Manolo later tells Maria to meet him at dawn.įearing he will lose the wager, Xibalba turns his staff into a snake and sends it after Manolo. Manolo arrives and fights with Joaquin over Maria, which she thinks is foolish. Their marriage would keep San Angel safe from Chakal and his bandits. The brothers form a ladder to bring Manolo up to Maria's balcony so they may kiss, but she tells him it's not gonna be that easy. Manolo serenades her with a song from his heart, which even moves all the townspeople. The brothers play some tunes (like Biz Markie's "Just A Friend"), none of which impress Maria. Meanwhile, Manolo gets his Mariachi band friends, the Rodriguez brothers (Gabriel Iglesias, Cheech Marin, and Ricardo Sanchez), to help serenade her. This does not go over well with Maria, who tells him off and leaves. General Posada holds a party for Maria, where Joaquin suggests that Maria ought to be with him so that he can make her happy. When he comes to, his father expresses his disappointment, saying he is not a real Sanchez. Somebody throws Manolo a guitar to his head, knocking him out. Everybody boos him, but Maria applauds him for his compassion. Although he is able to make it crash into the wall, he is told by Carlos to kill it, but he refuses. Manolo is set to fight a bull, but he has qualms over killing it. Manolo and Joaquin see her and are captivated by her beauty. The day comes for Maria (now played by Zoe Saldana) to return home. Over the years, Carlos mentors Manolo (now played by Diego Luna) into becoming a skilled bullfighter, while Joaquin (now played by Channing Tatum), with the help of the pin, manages to conquer many enemies and become the town hero. On it is an engraving that says "Always play from your heart." Maria gives him a guitar after his old one is broken. Manolo gives her the baby pig that she wanted to save, which Manolo names Chuy. As punishment for her actions, Posada orders Maria to be sent to a private boarding school. He gets the boar to crash into a wall, but Posada, who was unable to see anything, thinks it was Joaquin that saved him, ignoring Manolo in favor of him. A wild boar comes into town and nearly gets Posada, but Manolo manages to lure the boar like a bullfighter with the red cape. Maria, a free and rebellious spirit, sets free a group of animals into the town after seeing a cute baby pig and fearing that he would be killed by the butcher, to the chagrin of her father General Posada (Carlos Alazraqui). The winner will be allowed to rule over the Land of the Remembered. Xibalba then bets La Muerte that Maria will end up marrying Joaquin, while La Muerte bets on Manolo. Xibalba gives Joaquin a pin that is called the Pin of Everlasting Life, which is something Chakal is after as it can protect him from death. Xibalba, as an old man, asks Joaquin for some, but he is more hesitant. La Muerte, as an old woman, asks Manolo for a piece of bread. Manolo and his father, Carlos Sanchez (Hector Elizondo), remember his mother Carmen. Joaquin is more adventurous, hoping to avenge his father after he was killed by the sinister bandit Chakal (Dan Navarro).ĭisguised as peasants, La Muerte and Xibalba go down to San Angel during a celebration of the Day of the Dead. Manolo comes from a family of bullfighters, but his real passion lies in music. Both boys are in love with Maria, but she does not wish to be claimed by anyone. The two spirits watch over the town of San Angel and see three young children playing - Manolo (Emil-Bastien Bouffard), Maria (Genesis Ochoa), and Joaquin (Elias Garza). She opens a box of dolls that represent the characters of the story.Īs the story begins, Mary Beth says there were two gods - La Muerte (Kate Del Castillo), ruler of the Land of the Remembered, where the spirits live on with their memories kept by their loved ones and Xibalba (Ron Perlman), ruler of the Land of the Forgotten, where the forgotten souls decay into oblivion. She leads them to the Book of Life, which holds the story of how the ways of their world were shaped. A young woman named Mary Beth (Christina Applegate) comes out and gets the kids to follow her as she tells them about the famous legends and myths of Mexican folklore. They're a rowdy bunch that frighten the guards. NOTE: This spoiler was submitted by JeremyĪ bus full of children arrives at a museum.
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