La catrina
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"La catrina" was created by Jose Guadalupe Posada in Mexico city in the time of the dictator Porfirio Diaz. Began as a mock of the high society women in Mexico, and ever since La Catrina is an image that represents the best El dia de los muertos.
There are several stories is about La Catrina but they all were created because people needed to know why the Catrina was such a popular character for Dia de los muertos.
One of the stories said that it was a very beautiful and rich woman who lives all her live in a very vain manner. All she cares about is money and fun times.
When she dies she tries to cross into the afterlife. She is denied the right to cross and her soul is condemned to continue her vain life as a ghost for all eternity.
Many famous painters had included her in their works. Painters like Diego Rivera (Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park, 1948), Frida Kahlo, and the most important of all Jose Guadalupe Posada its creator. Posada was the pioneer in the paintings and picture depicting skulls and masks for Dia de los muertos.
There are several stories is about La Catrina but they all were created because people needed to know why the Catrina was such a popular character for Dia de los muertos.
One of the stories said that it was a very beautiful and rich woman who lives all her live in a very vain manner. All she cares about is money and fun times.
When she dies she tries to cross into the afterlife. She is denied the right to cross and her soul is condemned to continue her vain life as a ghost for all eternity.
Many famous painters had included her in their works. Painters like Diego Rivera (Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park, 1948), Frida Kahlo, and the most important of all Jose Guadalupe Posada its creator. Posada was the pioneer in the paintings and picture depicting skulls and masks for Dia de los muertos.