The well-dressed Calavera Catrina features in Day of the Dead parades. A woman dressed up as "Catrina," a Mexican character also known as "The Elegant Death," takes part in a Catrinas parade in Mexico ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- La Calavera Catrina, or the elegant skull, is a tall female skeleton wearing a lavish hat and a wide smile. It has become a recognizable symbol of Dia de los Muertos. While the ...

SAN ANTONIO – Calaveras are the decorative skulls you see everywhere during Day of the Dead, and the most popular ones we see today were inspired by a Mexican printmaker named Jose Guadalupe Posada.

As the Day of the Dead festival approaches, one will see elaborately costumed women with faces painted as ornate skeletons, with flowers or a large, feathered hat. It is an iconic costume, but while ...

When you walk into the Fullerton Museum Center’s current exhibit, José Guadalupe Posada’s iconic “La Calavera Catrina” greets you with her toothy smile. The calavera, or skull, is wearing a ...

Larger than life sculptures of La Calavera Catrina, one of Día de los Muertos’ most recognizable figures, have taken over the grounds of Tucson Botanical Gardens, smiling down widely on visitors and ...