Diego Luna and Zoe Saldana Talk THE BOOK OF LIFE, Jorge Gutierrez’s Passion for the Film, Dia de los Muertos and More

Now in theaters is Jorge Gutierrez ‘s charming
and visually stunning tribute to Dia de
los Muertos, The Book of Life . The animated
feature depicts Gutierrez’s vision of the afterlife
in which the celebrated and beloved spend
eternity in the Land of the Remembered, ruled
over by the beautiful and kind-hearted
La Muerte ( Kate del Castillo), while the souls
beyond remembrance languish under the rule of
the trickster Xibalba ( Ron Perlman) in the Land
of the Forgotten. The film’s events are set into
motion when the deities place a wager on the
romantic fate of three childhood friends – should
Maria ( Zoe Saldana) choose to
marry Manolo ( Diego Luna ), a good-
natured musician, Xibalba will stop meddling in
human affairs, but if she marries the rakish
warrior Joaquin ( Channing Tatum ), Xibabla will
take over as ruler of The Land of Remembered.
I recently sat down with Diego Luna and Zoe
Saldana for an exclusive video interview . They
talked about being drawn to Gutierrez’s passion
for the film, their excitement to work together,
bringing elements of Mexican culture to a larger
audience. Additionally, Saldana talked about her
knack for consistently finding great roles for
women.