Xibalba

Dark and cunning, Xibalba is the main antagonist of the upcoming film The Book of Life. He is the ruler of the Land of the Forgotten and enters the plot upon taking a bet with his ex-lover La Muerte. He is voiced by Ron Perlman.

The Book of Life
Known of the plot thus far is that La Muerte and Xibalba both take an interest in the love triangle between Maria and her two suitors Manolo and Joaquin. The two decide to make a bet over which suitor Maria will fall for, Xibalba betting on the town hero Joaquin to win. However, as Maria starts to get closer to Manolo, Xibalba becomes desperate to win the bet at any cost. He summons a snake to fatally bite Manolo and send him into the Land of the Remembered, thus removing him as a threat to the wager. However, Manolo is determined to reunite with Maria, which prompts Xibalba to arrange a series of tasks in order for Manolo to return to the land of the living. But as he is still determined to win his wager, Xibalba will continue to impede Manolo's progress.