el arte mexicano- las calaveras y la historia

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what are ‘las calaveras’?

means skull in spanish but has now come to mean/refer to the entire skeleton

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they are one of the most recognisable/ well known symbols of ‘Dia de los Muertos’

son uno de los símbolos más reconocibles de el Dia de los Muertos

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in what other context are las calaveras/ las calaveritas known for?

being critical caricatures in left leaning newspapers

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they are known for being critical caricatures captured in left-leaning newspapers, and to represent the hypocrisy of the higher mexican class

ellas son conocidas por ser crítica caricaturesca plasmada en pedriódicas de índole izquierdista, y representar la hipocresíá de la clase alta mexicana

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uno de las calaveras más famosas es…

La Calavera Catrina

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she is presented as someone who is elegant and upper class but obssessed with her looks and entitled- its mocking

se la presenta como alguien elegante y de clase alta pero obsesionada con su apariencia y con derecho a todo- es una burla

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what is the name of a very famous peice of art/painting by diego rivera

‘Sueños de una tarde dominical en la Alameda’- 1947

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about this peice of art and diego himself:

  • a very famous painting

  • in the centre is la calavera catrina

  • he was the husband of frida kahlo

  • he was proud to be mexican

  • his paintings were often political and he loved to represent his lineage

  • una pintura muy famosa

  • en el centro está la calavera catrina

  • el era el marido de frida kahlo

  • estaba orgulloso de ser mexicano

  • sus pinturas eran a menudo poíticas y le encantaba representar su linaje

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what is muralism?

el muralismo (painting murals)

arte popular a gran escala

diego rivera estaba obsesionada con los murales y a menudo pintó la historia mexicana