It was an honor to chat with Jorge Gutierrez about his journey to make The Book of Life: 

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Episode 30: Inspiring stories from Book of Life director Jorge Gutiérrez | PixelHub
Director of the award-winning The Book of Life, Jorge Gutiérrez’ journey to completing the award-winning animated feature was a tough sell to studios and producters. Dan and I fight to contain our laughter as the director recalls some of the creative, inspiring and hilarious ways he found to get his version of the film made.