Contrary to what foreigners may think, the Day of the Dead offerings are far from being dark and solemn; in fact, they are full of color. Bright orange cempasúchil (marigold) flowers, and ornamented sugar skulls are some of the elements that give altars their festive and vital atmosphere .
The Mexican tradition has become a symbol around the world ever since Disney had a taste of its power with the movie “ Coco .”
The producer Roberto Gómez Fernández is on his way of taking his own version of the Day of the Dead celebration to the big screen.
The son of “ Chespirito ” is working on a movie about the Day of the Dead. However, the project has not reached the big screen yet due to a problem with distribution.
In the meantime, him and the production company Metacube have developed a mini-series called “Sugar Skulls” : A comedy about a small axolotl that tries to distract three skulls from their daily activities.
“Carlos invited us to participate. He is the director of Metacube, a producer with which we associated to make the Day of the Dead movie, which will come out next year. They had the idea of making these small clips and I asked them to help promote Mexican culture in the Day of the Dead.”
The one-minute episodes will be aired on Discovery Kids from October 20 to November 20 . “We are proud that this project was made in a Mexican animation studio, we believe that Mexican animation is enjoying one of its best moments,” commented Mariana Cano, content director of Discovery Kids .
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