what is la catrina
Modern representations of Catrina at the Museo de la Ciudad, LeÃ³n, Guanajuato, Mexico. La Calavera Catrina ('Dapper Skeleton', 'Elegant Skull') is a 1910â1913 zinc etching by famous Mexican printmaker, cartoon illustrator and lithographer JosÃ© Guadalupe Posada. The image depicts a female skeleton dressed only in a hat befitting the upper class outfit of a European of her time.