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La Catrina
The Iconic Face of Día de Muertos
La Catrina has become the referential image of Death in Mexico, it is common to see her embodied as part of the celebrations of Day of the Dead throughout the country; she has become a motive for the creation of handcrafts made from clay or other materials, her representations may vary, as well as the hat.
– José Guadalupe Posada
The character, La Calavera Catrina, was created by José Guadalupe Posada in the early 20th century and was later baptized (and popularized) by famed muralist Diego Rivera in his 1947 mural Sueño de una Tarde Dominical en la Alameda Central (Dream of a Sunday Afternoon along Central Alameda).
In it, you can see La Catrina holding hands with a young Diego Rivera, and Frida Kahlo standing behind them.
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