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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- La Catrina is perhaps the most recognizable symbol of Day of the Dead. She's an elegantly dressed skeleton that has inspired many men and women to put on skull makeup and ...

Mattel's latest Barbie Dia De Muertos, inspired by Mexico's Day of the Dead tradition, is back.With a delicate lace gown and face painted in typical "calavera" (Spanish for "skull") style, this Barbie ...

To honor her late Mexican immigrant grandparents, Antoniette Rodriguez dressed in Día de los Muertos regalia and took to the pageant stage on Saturday evening in south Phoenix. The 46-year-old ...