The Book of Life
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Carlos Sanchez: All of the Sanchezes have been bullfighters. All of them.
Grandma: I was a beast in the ring. A beast.

Grandma: Kids these days, with their long hair and not killing stuff.

Grandma: Kids today, with their long hair and their no killing stuff.

Carlos Sanchez: All of these families have lost someone, but as long as we remember them, we can feel their presence with us for one night each year.

Carlos Sanchez: Mama, how did you get here?
Grandma: Eh. Cholesterol.

Pepe Rodriguez: I'm allergic to dying.
Pancho Rodriguez: Especially in the face.

Goth Kid: What's with Mexicans and death.

Continuity mistake: Before Manolo's first bull fight begins, his father sheathes two swords on his back. However, those swords disappear when Manolo enters the ring where he fights the bull. Furthermore, when the time come for Manolo to kill the bull, his father provides him one sword. (01:35:00)

John Ohman

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Question: It is stated that Joaquin's father is dead. However, Joaquin's mother never shows up throughout the film nor is there a mention on whether she is also deceased or still alive. What happened to Joaquin's mother? Why does she never appear?

John Ohman

Chosen answer: We believe she left him when his dad died. Supposedly she's in Mexico city.

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