The Rivera Family

By Reynalyn Tinamisan

the story of the Rivera family is beautiful retold through panels on colorful tissue paper banner called picado. It is believed that Chinese paper cutting is their own spin on art. In order to understand the significance of the sugar skull and how they came to be you'll need a bit of historical context. When Spanish colonist arrived, they made greate effort to eradicate the indigenous peoples pagan. Pixar's new film coco, tells the story of the Rivera family against the lavish backdrop of dia de muertos (day of dead) a sacred and ancient annual tradition in which Saul's of the decreased are able to return for a reunion with their living family member in Mexico.