La Muerte (voiced by Kate del Castillo) is the Ruler and Queen of the Land of The Remembered, and is a supporting character in The Book of Life. She is the estranged wife of Xibalba and is an ancient, immortal goddess of benevolence, kindness, goodness, generosity, purity, forgiveness, mercy, hope, love, passion, light and death.
She first entered the plot of The Book of Life when she and her husband Xibalba made a bet concerning who the mortal Maria would marry either of her childhood best friends: Manolo or Joaquin.
Physical Appearance[]
Despite being as old and ancient as time itself, La Muerte retains her vision of youth and radiant beauty. She is the only known immortal goddess with flesh made entirely of white sugar candy, with black licorice hair and glowing, multi-colored eyes in shades of gold and red. She wears a red dress decorated with cempasuchil, marigold flowers, with lit white wax candles at the hem of her dress. On La Muerte's feet, she wears her dark red , .
She also wears an extremely large, wide-brimmed sombrero bedecked with more lit candles and marigolds (her favorite flower), small skulls, pink-plumed, curly, swirly feathers, and palm leaves.
La Muerte also wears a circular gold locket on a choker.
Trivia[]
- La Muerte will become Prince Edmond's caretaker/godmother in Prince Edmond and La Muerte.