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Latino and BIPOC culture, explained. The history, language and traditions underneath the trends — why the zoot suit was a political statement, where Chicano caló came from, and how Afro-Latino identity gets written out of the story.

La Catrina: The 100-Year-Old Skeleton Who Was Making Fun of You

La Catrina meaning: José Guadalupe Posada etched her around 1910 to mock Mexicans pretending to be European. Diego Rivera named her in 1947. Now she's the face of Día de los Muertos.

Is Día de los Muertos “Mexican Halloween”? No. Here’s the Difference

Día de los Muertos vs Halloween: one fears the dead, the other invites them to dinner. Different origins, different dates, different point. Plus the parade a Bond movie invented.
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La Catrina: The 100-Year-Old Skeleton Who Was Making Fun of You

La Catrina meaning: José Guadalupe Posada etched her around 1910 to mock Mexicans pretending to be European. Diego Rivera named her in 1947. Now she's the face of Día de los Muertos.