Sugar skull season

 Our favorite Mexican restaurant is decorated as if every day were el Día de los Muertos.

You know, the Mexican holiday that falls on November 1, the holiday that honors deceased ancestors.

If you’re unfamiliar with the holiday, you can read about it here.

Two movie recommendations.

The first is a recent Disney movie.  I am sure you’ve heard of it.

Coco (2017)

Despite his family's generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

  

But before there was Coco there was another movie with a similar theme.

The Book of Life (2014)

In the Mexican town of San Angel, Manolo (Diego Luna), Maria (Zoë Saldana) and Joaquin (Channing Tatum) have been friends ever since childhood. Although their lives have taken different paths -- Maria was sent to Europe, Joaquin joined the military, and Manolo studied to become a bullfighter -- one thing remains the same: Manolo and Joaquin both want to marry Maria. Little does the trio know that battling husband-and-wife deities have made a high-stakes wager on the love triangle's outcome.

  

Would make a great double feature, don’t you agree?