They are separated when María's father sends her to Europe for school to learn to be a lady. Even at this age, both Joaquín and Manolo are in love with María, each knowing he would like eventually to marry her. The story she tells centers on the Day of the Dead in San Angel, Mexico - the center of the universe - of three childhood best friends, strong-willed María Posada, Joaquín Mondragon Jr., who likes to show he's a man by sporting a fake mustache without truly knowing what it means to be a man, and guitar-playing Manolo Sánchez, the offspring of the town's general, a deceased military hero and a bullfighter respectively. Part of what wins them over is the story she tells from the Book of Life, which contains all the stories of the world, both true and made-up. While visiting a museum, a group of five troubled youth, on detention, are won over by their tour guide, Mary Beth.
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