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BONUS Día de Muertos ep: Jose Guadalupe Posada & The Museo Salón Posada de Coyoacán

12m | Oct 30, 2026

WATCH HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8yA2GXtxzM


☠️¡We are back with a little follow-up to our La Catrina episode from a couple of years back!☠️


A little refresher: La Catrina is THE iconic calavera (skull) brought to us by Mexican printmaker Jose Guadalupe Posada (d.1913) in the early 20th century. He is best known for his penny papers or broad sides featuring political and satirical skeletal figures of the day.


She is basically a memento mori representing what we will all become one day and thus her image has remained iconic in the hearts of many and inspired countless artists for over a century ❤️‍🔥


In this episode, we visit the new museum (Museo Posada de Coyoacán) dedicated to Jose Guadalupe Posada’s work in Mexico City located in the back of a rare and used book store: books in the front, prints in the back!


We also discuss a couple of prints we saw: “Choque de un eléctrico con un carro fúnebre” and “La gran calavera eléctrica”. 


It’s not often we can see Posada’s prints in person in the US so it was super exciting to see SO many up close in one amazing space!


Topics include big-ass murals by big asses, avoiding park police, is Tim McGraw 💀 yet?, Boney Robbins, and Posada’s prediction on AI!!


MUSIC:

Lee Rosevere - Under Suspicion

https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/track/under-suspicion-2


Monplaisir - Delicate

https://chezmonplaisir.bandcamp.com/album/loops






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