La catrina garbancera (the skeleton lady ) created around 1910 became an iconic figure in Mexican culture representing death and the way Mexicans face it. It is also describing a person who was ashamed of his Indians origins and dressed imitating the French style while wearing lots of makeup to make his skin look whiter.
José Guadalupe Posada
February 2, 1852 – January 20, 1913
Born in Aguascalientes, Mexico
His career began with a job as the political cartoonist for a local newspaper.
He then moved to the nearby city of León, Guanajuato commercial and advertising work, book illustrations, and the printing of posters and other representations of historical and religious figures.
His expressionistic in content and style, were influential in the development of 20th-century Mexican art.
By Cesar Laguna