Although La Muerte’s name literally means “Death,” she’s no Grim Reaper. The Land of the Remembered is a joyous place, filled with happy spirits kept alive in the memories of those they ...

"The Book of Life" juxtaposes overwrought visual imagery with an undernourished, familiar story — regrettable flaws in one of the few animated films to focus on Latino characters and the rich ...

La Muerte (Spanish for “death”) presides over the Land of the Remembered, where she is honored among the spirits who live on so long as their loved ones preserve them in memories.

It’s not every year that Alice Murieta, 9, dresses up for Día de Muertos, but when she does, she’s ready. As La Muerte, from Jorge Gutierrez’s “Book of Life,” she wears a wide-brimmed ...

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 Life. It is director and animator Jorge ...

Their courtship duel becomes a wager in the afterlife, where La Muerte (Kate del Castillo) and Xibalba (Ron Perlman) vie for primacy over the "Land of the Remembered." ...

While La Muerte is poised to bring more death to opponents' hopes of victory, the team is bringing new life to the Las Cruces sports scene, providing new opportunities for aspiring women athletes.