Selena altar in downtown San Antonio for Dia De Los Muertos

A Selena altar for Day of the Dead is now on display in downtown San Antonio.  The altar, called “La Reina” which translates as “The Queen” in honor of the late Queen of Tejano music was unveiled on Sunday at the corner of South Alamo and Market streets.  The altar stands ten feet tall, and […]

Tejano Queen to make an “appearance” at Dia de los Muertos celebration

Selena will be putting in a spooky appearance at this fall’s Dia de los Muertos celebration in San Antonio.  A “catrina,” or skeletal figure, of the Tejano Queen will be on the corner of Market and South Alamo Streets during the event in the first three days of November.  More than 40 indigenous artisans in […]

After Outcry, Disney Withdraws Effort To Trademark ‘Dia De Los Muertos’

After Outcry, Disney Withdraws Effort To Trademark ‘Dia De Los Muertos’

Disney Seeks Trademark on ‘Dia de los Muertos’

LAS CRUCES – Disney Enterprises Inc., a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company, wants to trademark the Spanish phrase for the holiday Day of the Dead. The response on social media has been mostly negative.