‘Book Of Life’ Animates The Day Of The Dead

*I’m looking forward to this. Premieres this Halloween. VL

By Sandy Cohen, Associated Press/Huffington Post Latino Voices

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Guillermo del Toro is helping to open the “Book of Life.”

The Oscar winner is producing the animated feature by first-time director Jorge Gutierrez, and joined him at Fox Studios on Monday to unveil footage from the film, set for release in October.

“Book of Life” is rich with imagery from Mexican folklore, with a special emphasis on the Day of the Dead, the food- and music-filled celebration of the annual return of the spirits of deceased loved ones.

Del Toro said he was moved by Gutierrez’s emotional, visual and narrative connection to Mexico.

“It was a huge nostalgia,” del Toro said, “a very painful and beautiful nostalgia that made me say I’m going to protect this project and celebrate this guy.”

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[Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox]

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