The beloved animated film “The Book of Life” came out on this day in 2014 and it remains one of the most prominent films about Dia de Los Muertos. The film was directed by Mexican American animator and writer Jorge R. Gutierrez and produced by renowned Mexican filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro. It tells the story of Manolo Sánchez, a bullfighter who embarks on an afterlife adventure to fulfill the expectations of his family and friends on el Día De Los Muertos. The mostly Latinx cast includes Diego Luna, Zoe Saldaña, Kate Del Castillo, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin,and Eugenio Derbez. “From my grandparents, to my parents, to my son, they are all in this movie. Some things really happened to my family, but some things are embellished more than others. This movie is a love letter to where I’m from and where I fell in love with life. Mexican folk art and Latin American folk art are a huge idea – art for the people, by the people, about the people,” Gutierrez previously told That’s It LA. #TheB...