From real-world Catrinas to AI cinema: An artist’s next Día de Muertos chapter

When we started working around Día de Muertos in 2019, none of us imagined where it would lead. At the beginning, we were simply a group of friends traveling through different parts of Mexico, creating Catrina makeup, putting together wardrobe and photographing the results against landscapes we loved. There was no elaborate business model behind it. We enjoyed creating characters, traveling and s…