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I was famous for fighting three bulls at once. One bull is for cowards!

—Luis Sánchez

Luis "El Super Macho" Sánchez is the deceased grandfather of Manolo, the father of Carlos Sánchez and Anita Sanchez's son

Role in the film

Luis first appears when Manolo Sánchez, his grandson, appears in the Land of the Remembered. He follows Manolo, along with the Sánchez Family, to La Muerte's Castle so Manolo can reunite with Maria. After their surprise encounter with Xibalba, Luis goes with Manolo, and Carmen to the edge of the Land of the remembered to find the Cave of Souls.

Family Tree


 
Unnamed father
 
 
 
Unnamed mother
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anita Sánchez
 
 
 
Jorge Sánchez
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Luis Sánchez
 
 
 
Unnamed children [4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carlos Sánchez
 
 
 
Carmen Sánchez
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manolo Sánchez
 
 
 
Maria Posada
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnamed twin girl one [5]Unnamed twin girl two [6]Unnamed baby boy [7]
 


Trivia

  • He has the same hairstyle as Manolo and his father.
  • Luis was the only one in the Land of the Remembered who knew about Manolo's bullfighting news.
  • After getting his parts from La Muerte, he can move all his body parts (like shown when fighting Chakal).
  • He always wants Manolo safe.
  • Luis may have died in Tijuana.

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