Xibalba quotes from The Book of Life (2014)

View Quote Manolo: Meet me at the bridge at dawn.
Maria: I can't, Manolo. My father won't...
Manolo: Please, Maria. I beg you.
(Maria agrees, Manolo slides down the streetlamp, Xibalba watches Manolo running for the Proposal Tree.)
Xibalba: If she meets him alone, I will lose the wager. (summons his two-headed snake) Fix this for me, old friend.

View Quote Xibalba: So then, if my boy marries the girl, I will finally rule the Land of the Dead.
La Muerte: And if my boy marries the girl, you will... (grabs Xibalba's beard) you will stop interfering with the affairs of man!
Xibalba: What?! I can't do that! C'mon, it's the only fun I ever get!
La Muerte: Then the bet is off.
Xibalba: Very well, my dear. By the ancient rules, (Xibalba and La Muerte shake hands) the wager is set.

View Quote Xibalba: You never cease to amaze me, mi amor. Such passion.
La Muerte: Anyone can die. These kids, they will have the courage to live.
Xibalba: I'll wager you are right, my love.
(Xibalba and La Muerte kiss)
Candle Maker: Hey, write your own story.

View Quote Manolo: I know about the wager. Xibalba cheated!
La Muerte: He did WHAT?!
Manolo: Yeah! With a two-headed snake!
(La Muerte starts to boil with rage)
Candle Maker: You might wanna cover your ears right now.
La Muerte: XIIIIIIII...BAAAAALLLLLLL...BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! (engulfs the Land of the Forgotten in light)
Xibalba: (suddenly appears when the brightness faded) Yes, my dear? (suddenly shocked when he sees Manolo and the group) Oh.
La Muerte: You misbegotten son of a leprous donkey! YOU CHEATED!! AGAIN!!!
Xibalba: I did no such thing! (La Muerte grabs Xibalba's two-headed snake and turns it back into a staff) Oh, that. It has a mind of its own...or two.
La Muerte: That is unforgivable!
Xibalba: Oh, please! I never sent that snake to Maria, and I never gave that medal to Joaquin! (realizes what he just said)
La Muerte: (suspicious) What...medal?
Xibalba: The..... one I never gave him. Ever at all. Never. Who is this Joaquin?
La Muerte: (grabs Xibalba) You gave Joaquin the Medal of Everlasting Life?!
Xibalba: Yes.
Manolo: "Medal of Everlasting Life"?
La Muerte: Whoever wears the medal cannot die or be injured. (slaps Xibalba)
Carmen: Please, may I? (is lifted, and then slaps Xibalba repeatedly) Thank you. (glares at Xibalba as she descends back down)
Candle Maker: Uh, can I get a slap, too?

View Quote Manolo: I will never see her again...
(Manolo kneels in sadness until Xibalba disguises as an old man behind)
Old Man (Xibalba): Are you certain?
(thunder strikes revealing Xibalba's shadow over Manolo)
Old Man (Xibalba): Do you want to see Maria again?
Manolo: With all my heart...
Xibalba: (Xibalba reveals himself) Think about what you say, boy.
(Manolo looks at Xibalba in sadness, thunder claps revealing a skeleton form, looking at his guitar reading: "Always play from the heart- ❤ Maria")
Manolo: With all... my... heart...
Xibalba: Done. (snaps his fingers)
(Xibalba's snake staff bites Manolo and dies)
Manolo: Maria...
(Manolo dies after bitten by Xibalba's snake staff)
Sanjay: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Manolo, too?
Goth Boy: What is it with Mexicans and death?!
Sasha: (sadly) But it can't end like this. Can it?
Mary Beth: (comforting Sasha) Oh, my sweet child, this is not the end.

View Quote General Posada: Oh, thank goodness! It's a miracle!
Nuns: Thank you! (Father Domingo and his nuns are singing cheerfully)
Maria: I'm... I'm.... (cut to the Land of the Remembered)
Manolo: ....Alive. (The Sanchez family and the others are shocked at Manolo)
Xibalba: Cheers.
Manolo: One bite...? Your snake! It bit me twice! YOU CHEATED! You will pay for this!
Xibalba: In all my years, no one, in any realm... has ever talked to me like that... and survived. So, I ask you... [Xibalba faces Manolo] are you threatening me, boy?
Manolo: I will expose you to La Muerte! And then you and me can settle things!
Xibalba: You'll never reach her in her new realm... I should know. I rotted there for eons...

View Quote Manolo: La Muerte! I need a word for you, my lady!
La Muerte: (gasps and faces Manolo and his crew) Manolo? But how did you get here?
Manolo: I had some help. (shows his crew)
Candle Maker: (giggles) Hey there.
La Muerte: Candle Maker! Carmen! And the head of Luis? (snaps her fingers and puts Luis' body)
Luis: Great! My arthritis is back.
Manolo: I know about the wager. Xibalba cheated!
La Muerte: He did WHAT?!
Manolo: Yeah! With a two-headed snake!
(La Muerte starts to boil with rage)
Candle Maker: You might wanna cover your ears right now.
La Muerte: (screaming loudly) XI-BAL-BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! (engulfs the Land of the Forgotten in light)
Xibalba: (suddenly appears when the brightness faded) Yes, my dear? (suddenly shocked when he sees Manolo and the group) Oh.
La Muerte: You misbegotten son of a leprous donkey! YOU CHEATED!! AGAIN!!!
Xibalba: I did no such thing! (La Muerte grabs Xibalba's two-headed snake and turns it back into a staff) Oh, that. It has a mind of its own...or two.
La Muerte: That is unforgivable!
Xibalba: Oh, please! I never sent that snake to Maria, and I never gave that medal to Joaquin! (realizes what he just said)
La Muerte: (suspicious) What... medal?
Xibalba: The, uhh... one I never gave him. Ever at all. Never. Who is this Joaquin?
La Muerte: (grabs Xibalba) You gave Joaquin the MEDAL OF EVERLASTING LIFE?!
Xibalba: Yes...?
Manolo: "Medal of Everlasting Life"?
La Muerte: Whoever wears the medal cannot die or be injured. (slaps Xibalba)
Carmen: Please, may I? (is lifted, and then slaps Xibalba repeatedly) Thank you. (glares at Xibalba as she descends back down)
Candle Maker: Uh, can I get a slap, too?
Carmen: My son did not deserve this!
Manolo: Come on! I... I have to go back!
La Muerte: Hmm... It's only fair. (Xibalba groans and turns his back) Please, Balby?
Manolo, Carmen, Luis, and Candle Maker: "Balby"?!
Xibalba: No, never.
La Muerte: You better do this!
Xibalba: No.
Manolo: Hey, what about a wager?
La Muerte and Xibalba: A wager?
Manolo: If I win, you give me my life back.
Xibalba: You have nothing I want.
La Muerte: But I do. If you win, Xibalba, you can rule both realms.
Manolo: You name the task, anything you want, and I will beat you. What?! Are you afraid you might lose?!
Candle Maker: Watcha doin', kid?
Manolo: Do we have a deal?
Xibalba: We have a deal. Now, tell me, boy... What keeps you up at night? What eats you on the inside? What, do tell, is your worst fear? Got it.