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A calavera (Spanish – pronounced [kalaˈβeɾa] for "skull"), in the context of the Day of the Dead, is a representation of a human skull or skeleton. The term is often applied to edible or decorative skulls made (usually with molds) from either sugar (called Alfeñiques ) or clay, used in the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead ...
Valentino Calavera is a 12-year-old half-brother who is the older of the two. He is slightly taller than Vic and is somewhat rotund in appearance. He wears a red-orange poncho that covers his entire top half. He is calm, well-disciplined, kind and tends to be the more responsible of the two.
Grim Fandango is an adventure game, in which the player controls Manuel "Manny" Calavera (calavera being Spanish for 'skull') as he follows Mercedes "Meche" Colomar in the Underworld. The game uses the GrimE engine, pre-rendering static backgrounds from 3D models , while the main objects and characters are animated in 3D . [ 1 ]
Calavera (Spanish for skull) or its plural calaveras, may refer to: Culture. Calaveras, any of various skull-shaped things associated with the Dia de Los Muertos;
He is known to PC gamers as the voice of Manny Calavera in the LucasArts 1998 adventure game Grim Fandango. In 2011, Plana guest starred in Desperate Housewives as Gabrielle Solis's abusive stepfather, Alejandro Perez. He also directed Witch's Lament, a Desperate Housewives episode in the show's eighth season.
Calavera oaxaqueña, 1903, one of his many broadsheets. José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar (2 February 1852 – 20 January 1913) was a Mexican political printmaker who used relief printing to produce popular illustrations. His work has influenced numerous Latin American artists and cartoonists because of its satirical acuteness and social engagement.
The Literary Calavera or calavera literaria (Spanish: literary skull) is a traditional Mexican literary form: a satirical or light-hearted writing in verse, often composed for the Day of the Dead. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In some parts of Mexico, it is a common tradition for children and adults to write "Calaveritas" (Spanish: little skull ) for friends ...
The treasure opens with Calavera's magic compass inside. Bonnie Bones breaks in as she steals the treasure with her crew of cats. The compass gives Santiago Calavera's ship named "El Bravo", as well as Calavera's clothes, meaning that he is now the new pirate captain and protector. Santiago brings his cousin Tomás to the ship to be his first mate.