Colectivo Education Event

The members of Colectivo Última Hora taught International High School students about the artistry of the Día de los Muertos celebration including dresswear and traditional face painting, parade floats, and the importance of alebrijes. They provided guidance and supplies for the students to create and decorate their own paper mache sculptures inspired by alebrijes.

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Colectivo Última Hora

The celebrated Colectivo Última Hora from Mexico City specializes in large-scale marionettes. Their monumental marionettes were featured in the opening scene of the film Spectre. The Colectivo Última Hora was founded in 2004 by students of the Fábrica de Artes y Oficios Oriente, also known as FARO de Oriente, which is a cultural center and arts training facility located in Mexico City. The Última Hora Collective is dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of plastic arts focused on the popular cultures of Mexico. Colectivo Última Hora works on sculptures and sets, in small and large formats, in diverse materials such as traditional cardboard, carpentry and artistic blacksmithing, as well as the use of polymers and resins for various finishes.