Maya and the Three is an animated epic about a royal warrior family in ancient Mesoamerica and their teenage daughter Maya (voiced by Zoe Saldana). The warrior princess's story begins in the kingdom of Teca on the eve of her coronation. Maya is resentful that her three brothers (the Jaguars, Gael García Bernal) get to live the exciting life of warriors while she's stuck in her family's palace training to become a diplomat. She reluctantly agrees to be coronated despite her misgivings. As soon as the crown is placed on her head, the kingdom is visited by Zatz Prince of Batz (Diego Luna), an emissary from the king of the underworld, Lord Mitclan (Alfred Molina). Zatz reveals shocking news, claiming that Maya is actually a princess of the underworld. If she doesn't agree to go with him to the underworld to be sacrified, the entire world will be under attack. Maya and her family resist, triggering a global war between the gods and the humans. A prophesy reveals that three warriors will help Maya, so Maya leaves on an epic adventure to find "the three" who will help her save the world. Soon Chimi the Skull Warrior (Stephanie Beatriz), Rico the Rooster Wizard (Allen Maldonaldo), and Picchu the Puma Barbarian (Gabriel Iglesias) join Maya on her quest. Can they defeat the gods, saving Teca and all of humankind in the process?