The Book of Life

Synopsis

The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

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Cast

Diego Luna

Manolo (voice)

Zoe Saldaña

Maria (voice)

Channing Tatum

Joaquin (voice)

Ron Perlman

Xibalba (voice)

Christina Applegate

Mary Beth (voice)

Ice Cube

Candle Maker (voice)

Kate del Castillo

La Muerte (voice)

Héctor Elizondo

Carlos Sanchez (voice)

Danny Trejo

Skeleton Luis (voice)

Carlos Alazraqui

General Posada / Dali / Chuy (voice)

Ana de la Reguera

Skeleton Carmen (voice)

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Emil-Bastien Bouffard

Young Manolo (voice)

Elijah Rodriguez

Young Joaquin (voice)

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Genesis Ochoa

Young Maria (voice)

Plácido Domingo

Skeleton Jorge (voice)

Jorge R. Gutierrez

Skeleton Carmelo (voice)

Eugenio Derbez

Chato (voice)

Gabriel Iglesias

Pepe Rodriguez (voice)

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Trey Bumpass

Goth Kid / Orphan (voice)

Dan Navarro

Chakal (voice)

Crew

Art

• Simon Valdimir Varela Production Design
• Paul Sullivan Production Design
• Paul Sullivan Art Direction
• Rustam Hasanov Conceptual Design
• David Mouser Art Department Coordinator
• Tod Polson Conceptual Design
• Mark Ackland Storyboard Artist
• Ray Xu Storyboard Artist
• Taylor Hsieh Storyboard Artist
• Katie Rice Storyboard Artist
• Lubomir Arsov Storyboard Artist
• Myke Bakich Storyboard Artist

Camera

• Kevin Estrada Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

• Sean Ryan McEwan Set Dressing Artist

Crew

• Devin Roth Score Engineer
• Germaine Franco Additional Music
• Jorge R. Gutierrez Additional Music
• William G. Parker Additional Music
• Glo Minaya CG Supervisor
• Mike Fortner CG Supervisor
• Jake Albers Compositors
• Lori Williams Compositors
• Kevin Lu Compositors
• Jonas Thaler Post Production Supervisor
• Bill Haller Supervising Animator
• Louis Jones Supervising Animator

Directing

• Jorge R. Gutierrez Director
• Tiffany Renee Shreve Continuity
• Lorenzo Russell Bambino Layout

Editing

• Ahren Shaw Editor
• Steven Liu Additional Editing
• Ian McNeny Assistant Editor
• Johnson Cheng Assistant Editor
• Amy Grieshaber Associate Editor
• Joseph R. Thygesen Associate Editor
• Craig Price Digital Intermediate
• Zara Park Digital Intermediate
• Lilly Sechrist Editorial Coordinator
• Todd Zongker First Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Tyler DeLisle Lighting Artist
• Alberto Beguerie Lighting Artist
• Billy Burson III Lighting Artist
• Daniel Guindi Lighting Artist
• Ed Whetstone Lighting Artist
• Esther Parobek Lighting Artist
• Garrett Moring Lighting Artist
• Kathleen Tran Lighting Artist
• Keaton Kramer Lighting Artist
• Michael Cacciamani Lighting Artist
• Nicholas Naugle Lighting Artist
• Nick Shirsty Lighting Artist

Production

• Guillermo del Toro Producer
• Brad Booker Producer
• Christian Kaplan Casting
• Aaron Berger Producer
• Chris DiGiovanni Associate Producer
• Heather M. Drummons Associate Producer
• Cary Granat Executive Producer
• Greg Lyons Associate Producer
• Chuck Peil Executive Producer
• Carina Schulze Producer
• Geoffrey Stott Co-Producer
• Matthew Teevan Co-Producer

Sound

• Gustavo Santaolalla Original Music Composer
• Germaine Franco Orchestrator
• Jorge R. Gutierrez Playback Singer
• Mark Mangini Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Carlos Sotolongo ADR & Dubbing
• Michael Miller ADR & Dubbing
• Roy Latham ADR & Dubbing
• Christopher T. Welch ADR Editor
• Julie Feiner ADR Editor
• Tim Davies Conductor
• Jessie Pariseau First Assistant Sound Editor
• Blake Collins Foley

Visual Effects

• Andy Hass Animation
• Steve Cunningham Animation
• Dixie Pizani Animation
• Travis Tohill Animation
• Tom Caulfield Character Designer
• Rustam Hasanov Visual Development
• Alexandre F. Kümpel Animation
• Andrew Ford Animation
• Angelo Sta. Catalina Animation
• Brad Faucheux Animation
• Chris Street Animation
• David B. Vallone Animation

Writing

• Jorge R. Gutierrez Writer
• Doug Langdale Writer
• Ricardo Curtis Head of Story

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