Catrina de la Rosa

### Monster Quirk

"I'm still getting used to this whole flower ghost thing so I accidentally grow flowers around me without meaning too."

### Pet

"Xochitl, my Alebrijes, has stuck by my side ever since I died. He is the sweetest, most bravest, dog...cat..thing I have ever met!"

### Favorite Activity

"I enjoy spray painting and being able to express myself and opinions."

### Biggest Pet Peeve

"I sometimes feel really alone in this new world..."

### Favorite Food

Calaveras de Azucar are so pretty and sweet!

## Biography

### Personality

Catrina is very expressive and creative. She has a big voice and will often express her ideas through her work, wanting to change the world for the better. Catrina is also quite daring, willing to break into abandoned buildings to tag. Overall, she is a fun-loving, genuine, and sweet ghoul.

### Appearance

She is a ghost with roses that grow off her body. Most notable is that half her head was once an undercut but has since been covered with flowers. Her style leans towards goth and punk with lots of spikes and floral elements.

### History

Catrina was actually once human! She was born to a rather large family in Hexico City and lived her life without worry. She knew how to stay out of trouble and would go spray painting pretty regularly with her other friends in high school. She always wanted to bring beauty to the world. She even had a few monster friends at the time.

But then things began to take a turn for the worst. Her grandmother got really sick and passed away a few days before Dias de los Muertos. Catrina took it the hardest as she and her grandmother were extremely close. Her family prepared for the festival to celebrate her life but in the middle of the festivities, Catrina disappeared. It was normal for her to run of so no one at the time thought any better.

She had gone off to celebrate in her own way by painting a beautiful mural dedicated to her grandmother. However, she never got the chance to finish it. Her body was found several days later with beautiful roses growing all around her. Also, investigators found that her wounds matched a series of murders but they kept the discovery silent and ruled her death a suicide.

Meanwhile in another plane, Santa Muerta found a teenage girl and her alebrije lost and scared. Catrina couldn't remember what happened to her or how she got there. However, Santa Muerta knew that this spirit would not be able to move on so instead she offered to take her in as her own. Catrina first began to attend Haunted High but it was quickly decided that it was too much of a sudden change for her so she transferred to Monster High.

## Relationships

### Family

Catrina still has her human family but Santa Muerta said that she can only see them during Dias de los Muertos. She was the oldest and had a little brother and two little sisters. Other then that, Santa Muerta is her adoptive mother in the monster world. Their relationship is a bit distant as she has many duties that she must attend to, leaving Catrina alone for long periods of time.

### Friends

Catrina is still really new to Monster High and hasn't formed any strong friendships yet. However, she has found a common interest of music taste with one manster named Brendon Guul.

### Romance

She hasn't dated anyone at Monster High yet. She dated a girl in the past but the relationship was short and not really worth much in the end. However, Catrina is quite the hopeless romantic. She is bisexual and her type tend to be strong and tall.

### Enemies

Catrina doesn't believe herself to have many enemies. She tries to get along with most everyone...but there may be someone who is quite upset that she managed to escape his clutches.

### Pet

Catrina's pet is an Alebrije. She use to have a small wooden toy of a fox-cat like creature that she kept in her room when she was little. However, when she was attacked, the Alebrije came to life to protect her. His name is Xochitl and he has been by her side ever since. He has a few special abilities such as being able to fly like her and turn back into the toy doll to be in her backpack. He is also able to sense evil spirits.

## Trivia

* Catrina is also a ballerina and very much enjoys dancing. She finds it easier now then when she was alive.
* Besides normal ghost like abilities, Catrina is able to control plants to an extent. She can grow and manipulate roses and rose bushes. If someone is pricked by any of the thorns they will fall unconscious and appear to be dead. However, they will wake up with in 15-20 minutes later.
* Her first name is taken from La Calavera Catrina, a lithography print. This is in reference to her original design with was a skeleton.
* Catrina ghost abilities are based off the Mayan legend of the Xtabay which speaks about how souls can be perfectly infused with flowers that represent them. In Catrina's case, that is roses.

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