THE BONY.- Death is not always solemn, in Mexico people play with it, "...we invite to the bony, so she can be our scoff with verses to satirize everything and everybody". |
We also eat to the death made of sugar skull and it has the name of future victims written on. Or to relish the bones of the skinny, sop in a thick hot chocolate when we eat bread made specially for this celebration, the bread of the dead. | José Guadalupe Posada (grabadista mexicano) used his calaca "La Catrina" to make fun of the society of beginning of this century. |
We use the politic caricature in allusions to this holidays. |
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BOSS FOR EVENTS AND SHOWS The skinny very smart, she took with her to Don Mario, to regulate hers old and meager cemetery. The bony very worried give reasons to Don Mario, merchants and salesman they had occupied the corners. During these thousand of years, millionaires has come, they had filled with taverns my dear cemetery. Don Mario without changing already gave to her the solution, collecting double to the clients and he requested his commission. |
DIF DIRECTOR The DIF Secretary is of mourning, their director already died, in a coffin with pantries the Death took him. The scrawny wanted with him, because he worked very hard, to the childhood mainly, with programs he helped. Don Beto, his name, teacher of profession, now he prepare breakfasts to the skinny at the cemetery. |
THE CANDIDATE In this tomb here is the remains of a Secretary, the white woman took him, she said it was necessary. She knows his aptitudes, his trajectory without stain, he is, Don Mario was a good guy, he already is talking with the skinny. -Request me what you want - the Death was pleased, then the teacher said: I want to be President! |
SECRETARY OF SOCIAL COMUNICATION Carlos already died they already lead him to bury, he was for everybody a friend, finally he was gone, to the further on. His work was different he was from social communication, to the tours of the scrawny Carlitos is been going to integrate. Upon arriving to the cemetery with camera and something more, the scrawny said him: you will take me photos. I will hire you in my staff But come to work! |
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE The skinny is very happy hers work already changed with Miguel Angel, he sowed the sacred field. His secretary Nadia cries, everybody know his worth, their laments were not worthed, because the skynny wanted him. He has not rested in peace in spite of being very kind, souls in pain follow him, they want their fertilizer. |
DON RAUL A great friend for everybody they have just buried, his bones already was claimed for the skinny and another more. The scrawny took him she is owner of hers acts, according to make cleaning to hers sacred rooms. They already take him direct to the municipal cemetery, with a "Only for women" Raulito is going to debut. |
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION His body already is arriving to the place without return, Primo has arrived with presence and fashion. The Skinny received him with singular happiness, because it need arrangements hers sad and somber mansion. We will see what it happen, but I want you move, I want you are made my house but you have to make the approval! |
ADMINISTRATOR In a tomb is written with sincere affection, here rest the remains from our great administrator. His court of servants with Armando to the front, they accompany Francisco with great sadness in their souls. The Skinny when he arrived, from she escaped a scream, cheer's with Jimador: Here I am, my treasure! |
THE BOSS FILE Don Pancho is at the cemetery giving bills to the creator, pointing out with files when the town was formed. He showed pictures, files and old newspapers, ravishing to the Scrawny with those times, old years, Rest in peace, Don Francisco great friend and loyal man, I request photos from the sky to make a scan. |
MAYOR OF PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION Public construction she governed this singular teacher, the Scrawny had her in the list, the scrawny wants remove her. The death bony and scrawny to Mary she is going to visit, in order to expound her the matter that she have to take with her. To the other world the place where she is going, she think that is boring that sad and ugly life. Our famous mayor answer her with right: I only goes with you If you make bullfights! |
THE POLICE MAN In a stone tomb, here he is buried our very dear friend, Abelardo, the engineer. A man always clean and neat, the Scrawny took him from his arm. In the cemetery there are problems, the skinny wants that he assist a case. The Scrawny said him: you are already on the train. The epitaph said: Here you are, and you make well! |
DIRECTOR OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT APARTMENT The death jocose to a director she was taken, and his tablet of flagstone peacefully she was cleaned. His secretaries cried, Aníbal refused to go, the death already took him and he questioned to her: I only leave with you, with a condition, you fix your writings, and allotment the cemetery. |
DON SILVESTRE Andando de donjuán don Silvestre coqueteo con la huesuda que regenteaba el panteón. La parca quería con él, le gustaba carne magra, y dijo: -yo me lo llevo, ¡Sólo que se tome un Viagra! |
REGIDOR DE HACIENDA Víctor, buen amigo bueno fuiste en esta vida, Regidor de Hacienda fuiste, Disfrutaste sin medida. La Muerte lo recibió en su hacienda preferida, dijiste: ¡flaca aquí estoy ya te traje tu alegría! La flaca le dijo, pasa, yo te doy la bienvenida pero antes de que te instales ¡Que te escondan la comida! |
REGIDOR DE SALUD Descanse en paz don Camilo, la calaca ya lo enfrió, lo mando a Salubridad, y en la morgue lo metió. El regidor falleció su pata dio el estirón, Ahora está en el otro mundo Haciendo la revisión. |
SECRETARIO DE SEGURIDAD PUBLICA En un lúgubre paraje la muerte se lo encontró, patrullando en su carroza a don Nacho levantó. Después de reconocerlo pistolas y escopetas le entregó, le dio dos cuernos de chivo, y enseguida lo soltó. Después de recomendarlo luego se la sentenció: ¡Nomás termina el trienio y te llevaré al panteón! |