"La Catrina".
One of the most important icons representing Mexican culture around the world is "La Catrina". This
peculiar personage, that at the moment in great part of the world is
recognized and used like a costume in Halloween and of course in Mexico
the Day of deads is one of the characteristic figures of these days.
This elegant female figure has more than 100 years of history. "La
Catrina" was created by the Mexican cartoonist, a native from
Aguascalientes, José Guadalupe Posada and was originally called "La
Calavera Garbancera", whose word came from those who sold chickpeas,
who, being poor, appeared to be rich and wanted to hide their roots indigenous. This group of merchants pretended to have the lifestyle of Europeans.
José Guadalupe
Posada perfectly captured this social criticism in the form of mockery
towards these indigenous people, who had enriched themselves and
despised their origins and custom, reaching worldwide fame.
The influence of
Posada's work came to the muralist Diego Rivera, who gave him the name
"La Catrina" in 1947, expressing it in his work "Dream of a Sunday
afternoon in Alameda Central", on the right side of "La
Catrina", José Guadalupe Posada, on the left side the children's version
of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo behind, this mural shows part of the
history of Mexico.
Undoubtedly, what
makes Mexico rich is all its culture, traditions, works and the warmth
of its people, who represent us all over the world and make us feel
proud despite the difficulties that are experienced.
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