Catrina, in full la calavera catrina (‘the dapper skull’), is a recurring figure in mexican visual arts depicted as a lively skeleton wearing a large plumed hat associated with early 20th-century upper … La calavera catrina (the dapper [female] skull) is an image and associated character originating as a zinc etching created by the mexican printmaker and lithographer josé guadalupe posada … Her name is la catrina and the essence of her story goes deep into mexican traditions and roots but has been restyled only in the last century.