"Tzompantli"

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3 October 2025

On October 3, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, the Casa de México Foundation presents the eighth edition of its renowned Día de Muertos altar. This year’s installation, titled Cabaret El Recuerdo, transforms the tradition into a homage to the golden age of Mexican cabaret—a world shaped by the elegance of early 20th-century nightlife and the influence of European, particularly French and German, cabarets. Designed and coordinated by architect and designer Guillermo González, the altar becomes a stage where memory, music, and spirit intertwine. It features three pieces of folk art: catrina vedettes crafted in traditional papier-mâché, a tzompantli made of acrylic skulls, and blown-glass spheres. Each element conjures the presence of souls who once laughed, danced, and lived with passion—reminding us that life, like a cabaret, must be lived singing, dancing, and loving until the final curtain call.

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3 October 2025

On October 3, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, the Casa de México Foundation presents the eighth edition of its renowned Día de Muertos altar. This year’s installation, titled Cabaret El Recuerdo, transforms the tradition into a homage to the golden age of Mexican cabaret—a world shaped by the elegance of early 20th-century nightlife and the influence of European, particularly French and German, cabarets. Designed and coordinated by architect and designer Guillermo González, the altar becomes a stage where memory, music, and spirit intertwine. It features three pieces of folk art: catrina vedettes crafted in traditional papier-mâché, a tzompantli made of acrylic skulls, and blown-glass spheres. Each element conjures the presence of souls who once laughed, danced, and lived with passion—reminding us that life, like a cabaret, must be lived singing, dancing, and loving until the final curtain call.

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3 October 2025

On October 3, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, the Casa de México Foundation presents the eighth edition of its renowned Día de Muertos altar. This year’s installation, titled Cabaret El Recuerdo, transforms the tradition into a homage to the golden age of Mexican cabaret—a world shaped by the elegance of early 20th-century nightlife and the influence of European, particularly French and German, cabarets. Designed and coordinated by architect and designer Guillermo González, the altar becomes a stage where memory, music, and spirit intertwine. It features three pieces of folk art: catrina vedettes crafted in traditional papier-mâché, a tzompantli made of acrylic skulls, and blown-glass spheres. Each element conjures the presence of souls who once laughed, danced, and lived with passion—reminding us that life, like a cabaret, must be lived singing, dancing, and loving until the final curtain call.

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3 October 2025

On October 3, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, the Casa de México Foundation presents the eighth edition of its renowned Día de Muertos altar. This year’s installation, titled Cabaret El Recuerdo, transforms the tradition into a homage to the golden age of Mexican cabaret—a world shaped by the elegance of early 20th-century nightlife and the influence of European, particularly French and German, cabarets. Designed and coordinated by architect and designer Guillermo González, the altar becomes a stage where memory, music, and spirit intertwine. It features three pieces of folk art: catrina vedettes crafted in traditional papier-mâché, a tzompantli made of acrylic skulls, and blown-glass spheres. Each element conjures the presence of souls who once laughed, danced, and lived with passion—reminding us that life, like a cabaret, must be lived singing, dancing, and loving until the final curtain call.

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3 October 2025

On October 3, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, the Casa de México Foundation presents the eighth edition of its renowned Día de Muertos altar. This year’s installation, titled Cabaret El Recuerdo, transforms the tradition into a homage to the golden age of Mexican cabaret—a world shaped by the elegance of early 20th-century nightlife and the influence of European, particularly French and German, cabarets. Designed and coordinated by architect and designer Guillermo González, the altar becomes a stage where memory, music, and spirit intertwine. It features three pieces of folk art: catrina vedettes crafted in traditional papier-mâché, a tzompantli made of acrylic skulls, and blown-glass spheres. Each element conjures the presence of souls who once laughed, danced, and lived with passion—reminding us that life, like a cabaret, must be lived singing, dancing, and loving until the final curtain call.

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3 October 2025

On October 3, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, the Casa de México Foundation presents the eighth edition of its renowned Día de Muertos altar. This year’s installation, titled Cabaret El Recuerdo, transforms the tradition into a homage to the golden age of Mexican cabaret—a world shaped by the elegance of early 20th-century nightlife and the influence of European, particularly French and German, cabarets. Designed and coordinated by architect and designer Guillermo González, the altar becomes a stage where memory, music, and spirit intertwine. It features three pieces of folk art: catrina vedettes crafted in traditional papier-mâché, a tzompantli made of acrylic skulls, and blown-glass spheres. Each element conjures the presence of souls who once laughed, danced, and lived with passion—reminding us that life, like a cabaret, must be lived singing, dancing, and loving until the final curtain call.

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3 October 2025

On October 3, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, the Casa de México Foundation presents the eighth edition of its renowned Día de Muertos altar. This year’s installation, titled Cabaret El Recuerdo, transforms the tradition into a homage to the golden age of Mexican cabaret—a world shaped by the elegance of early 20th-century nightlife and the influence of European, particularly French and German, cabarets. Designed and coordinated by architect and designer Guillermo González, the altar becomes a stage where memory, music, and spirit intertwine. It features three pieces of folk art: catrina vedettes crafted in traditional papier-mâché, a tzompantli made of acrylic skulls, and blown-glass spheres. Each element conjures the presence of souls who once laughed, danced, and lived with passion—reminding us that life, like a cabaret, must be lived singing, dancing, and loving until the final curtain call.

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15 October 2024

A chef mixes totomoxtle (corn husk ash) and sugar in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of Day of the Dead, to make Pan de Muerto. According to historical documents and accounts, in ancient Mexico, before the indigenous resistance to the arrival of Europeans, a kind of bread similar to a tortilla is prepared, made from amaranth, dried and toasted corn, and maguey honey. It is called papalotlaxcalli, which means Butterfly Bread, and has a butterfly stamped on the dough. According to the Duran Codex or History of the Indies of New Spain and the Tierra Firme Islands, it is an offering food for the goddess Cihuapipiltin, who watches over women who die in childbirth; although it later appears in the stories of the Codex as part of a food offering that is placed on the tzompantli, an altar of skulls in honor of the people sacrificed in rituals for the gods.

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15 October 2024

View of caramelized citrus fruits in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of the Day of the Dead, to make Pan de Muerto. According to historical documents and accounts, in ancient Mexico, before the indigenous resistance to the arrival of Europeans, a kind of bread similar to a tortilla is prepared, made from amaranth, dried and toasted corn, and maguey honey. It is called papalotlaxcalli, which means Butterfly Bread, and has a butterfly stamped on the dough. According to the Duran Codex or History of the Indies of New Spain and the Tierra Firme Islands, it is an offering food for the goddess Cihuapipiltin, who watches over women who die in childbirth; although later it appears in the accounts of the Codex as part of a food offering that is placed on the tzompantli, an altar of skulls in honor of people sacrificed in rituals for the gods.

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15 October 2024

A chef mixes totomoxtle (corn husk ash) and sugar in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of Day of the Dead, to make Pan de Muerto. According to historical documents and accounts, in ancient Mexico, before the indigenous resistance to the arrival of Europeans, a kind of bread similar to a tortilla is prepared, made from amaranth, dried and toasted corn, and maguey honey. It is called papalotlaxcalli, which means Butterfly Bread, and has a butterfly stamped on the dough. According to the Duran Codex or History of the Indies of New Spain and the Tierra Firme Islands, it is an offering food for the goddess Cihuapipiltin, who watches over women who die in childbirth; although it later appears in the stories of the Codex as part of a food offering that is placed on the tzompantli, an altar of skulls in honor of the people sacrificed in rituals for the gods.

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15 October 2024

View of Pan de Muerto in Mexico City, Mexico, for sale on the eve of the Day of the Dead. According to historical documents and accounts, in ancient Mexico, before the indigenous resistance to the arrival of Europeans, a kind of bread similar to a tortilla is prepared, made from amaranth, dried and toasted corn, and maguey honey. It is called papalotlaxcalli, which means Butterfly Bread, and has a butterfly stamped on the dough. According to the Duran Codex or History of the Indies of New Spain and the Tierra Firme Islands, it is an offering food for the goddess Cihuapipiltin, who watches over women who die in childbirth; although later it appears in the accounts of the Codex as part of a food offering that is placed on the tzompantli, an altar of skulls in honor of people sacrificed in rituals for the gods.

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15 October 2024

Preparation of Pan de Muerto in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of the Day of the Dead. According to historical documents and accounts, in ancient Mexico, before the indigenous resistance to the arrival of Europeans, a kind of bread similar to a tortilla is prepared, made from amaranth, dried and toasted corn, and maguey honey. It is called papalotlaxcalli, which means Butterfly Bread, and has a butterfly stamped on the dough. According to the Duran Codex or History of the Indies of New Spain and the Tierra Firme Islands, it is an offering food for the goddess Cihuapipiltin, who watches over women who die in childbirth; although later it appears in the accounts of the Codex as part of a food offering that is placed on the tzompantli, an altar of skulls in honor of people sacrificed in rituals for the gods.

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15 October 2024

Preparation of Pan de Muerto in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of the Day of the Dead. According to historical documents and accounts, in ancient Mexico, before the indigenous resistance to the arrival of Europeans, a kind of bread similar to a tortilla is prepared, made from amaranth, dried and toasted corn, and maguey honey. It is called papalotlaxcalli, which means Butterfly Bread, and has a butterfly stamped on the dough. According to the Duran Codex or History of the Indies of New Spain and the Tierra Firme Islands, it is an offering food for the goddess Cihuapipiltin, who watches over women who die in childbirth; although later it appears in the accounts of the Codex as part of a food offering that is placed on the tzompantli, an altar of skulls in honor of people sacrificed in rituals for the gods.

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15 October 2024

Preparation of Pan de Muerto in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of the Day of the Dead. According to historical documents and accounts, in ancient Mexico, before the indigenous resistance to the arrival of Europeans, a kind of bread similar to a tortilla is prepared, made from amaranth, dried and toasted corn, and maguey honey. It is called papalotlaxcalli, which means Butterfly Bread, and has a butterfly stamped on the dough. According to the Duran Codex or History of the Indies of New Spain and the Tierra Firme Islands, it is an offering food for the goddess Cihuapipiltin, who watches over women who die in childbirth; although later it appears in the accounts of the Codex as part of a food offering that is placed on the tzompantli, an altar of skulls in honor of people sacrificed in rituals for the gods.

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15 October 2024

Preparation of Pan de Muerto in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of the Day of the Dead. According to historical documents and accounts, in ancient Mexico, before the indigenous resistance to the arrival of Europeans, a kind of bread similar to a tortilla is prepared, made from amaranth, dried and toasted corn, and maguey honey. It is called papalotlaxcalli, which means Butterfly Bread, and has a butterfly stamped on the dough. According to the Duran Codex or History of the Indies of New Spain and the Tierra Firme Islands, it is an offering food for the goddess Cihuapipiltin, who watches over women who die in childbirth; although later it appears in the accounts of the Codex as part of a food offering that is placed on the tzompantli, an altar of skulls in honor of people sacrificed in rituals for the gods.

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15 October 2024

View of Pan de Muerto in Mexico City, Mexico, for sale on the eve of the Day of the Dead. According to historical documents and accounts, in ancient Mexico, before the indigenous resistance to the arrival of Europeans, a kind of bread similar to a tortilla is prepared, made from amaranth, dried and toasted corn, and maguey honey. It is called papalotlaxcalli, which means Butterfly Bread, and has a butterfly stamped on the dough. According to the Duran Codex or History of the Indies of New Spain and the Tierra Firme Islands, it is an offering food for the goddess Cihuapipiltin, who watches over women who die in childbirth; although later it appears in the accounts of the Codex as part of a food offering that is placed on the tzompantli, an altar of skulls in honor of people sacrificed in rituals for the gods.

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