Catrina AI Generator
The Catrina AI trend turns a photo into a Día de Muertos look reveal: the camera rises from a marigold-embroidered gown to your face in La Catrina's sugar-skull makeup and flower crown, glowing among candles and cempasúchil. It's the AI version of the Catrina filter on TikTok. Upload one photo and MakeMeme makes the video.
- One photo
- From 20 credits
- 10s
Watch the Catrina AI trend
Make yours
How to make a Catrina AI video
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Upload one clear photo of you, face fully visible.
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Pick a look: classic Catrina, red roses, violet, golden marigold or Catrín.
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Hit Generate. The camera rises from the gown to your face in sugar-skull makeup, among candles and marigolds.
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Download the vertical MP4 and post it with #catrina and #diademuertos.
Which photo works best
You or a friend
- Face fully visible, looking at the camera
- Full length or waist up, so the gown or suit can be drawn on you
- Even light, no strong shadows across the face
- Just one person in the photo
Avoid
- Group photos or several faces
- Sunglasses, masks or a hand covering the face
- Heavy filters, blur or a tiny face in a wide shot
- Photos of celebrities or public figures (they're rejected)
Make your version
10s videoCredits come back if a video fails · Photos auto-deleted in 7 days
10 seconds, 720p or 1080p, vertical 9:16 · usually ready in a few minutes
Why MakeMeme
Why make your Catrina AI video with MakeMeme?
One photo, nothing to write
Upload a single photo and hit Generate. No prompt, no template to hunt down, no editing app to learn.
The real clip, not a lookalike
Your photo is recast into the original Catrina clip, so the scene, the camera moves and the timing are the ones people know.
Catrinas and Catríns
Women, men and friends who agreed — pick a Catrina gown or the Catrín's top hat and tailcoat. Your face stays recognisable under the face paint.
Pick your quality
Choose 720p or 1080p before you start and pay for that one only: 20 credits at 720p or 30 at 1080p.
Credits back if it fails
If a video fails, the credits go straight back to your balance. Most are ready in a few minutes, and we email you when yours is done.
Your photo stays private
It's used only to make your video, deleted after 7 days and never used to train AI models.
Quality & price
Catrina AI video quality and price
Every Catrina AI video is 10 seconds, vertical 9:16. You pick the resolution in the generator before you start: 20 credits at 720p or 30 at 1080p. The credits are taken when the video starts and go back to your balance if it fails.
720p
HD
Sharper faces and details when watched full screen on a phone.
20 credits per video
1080p
Full HD
The sharpest version, for big screens, re-edits and compilations.
30 credits per video
Higher resolutions cost more because the AI model renders more pixels for every second of video. The length, format and motion are the same at every resolution.
Pricing
Catrina AI pricing
Buy a credit pack once and make Catrina AI videos whenever you like. No monthly subscription.
100 credits
5 videos$10one-time
$2.00 per Catrina AI video
- 5 × 10-second Catrina AI videos at 720p
- Vertical 9:16 MP4, no watermark
- Credits never expire and work on every trend
- Credits back if a video fails
- One-time payment, no subscription
- Most popular
300 credits
15 videos$27one-time
$1.80 per Catrina AI videoSave 10%
- 15 × 10-second Catrina AI videos at 720p
- Vertical 9:16 MP4, no watermark
- Credits never expire and work on every trend
- Credits back if a video fails
- One-time payment, no subscription
1,000 credits
50 videos$80one-time
$1.60 per Catrina AI videoSave 20%
- 50 × 10-second Catrina AI videos at 720p
- Vertical 9:16 MP4, no watermark
- Credits never expire and work on every trend
- Credits back if a video fails
- One-time payment, no subscription
Making videos every month? See the monthly plans →
The moment
Your video has the Catrina reveal
The Catrina reveal is the slow rise: the camera starts on heels stepping through marigold petals and the hem of a gown embroidered with cempasúchil, tilts up past the lace and the flowers, and lands on your face — painted as La Catrina, with dark eye sockets, a stitched smile and a crown of marigolds — as your eyes open in the candlelight.
Your Catrina AI video keeps that reveal and ends on the full look, turning among the candles as petals fall. Pick the classic black-and-marigold gown, red roses, violet, golden marigold, or the Catrín's top hat and tailcoat.
- The reveal: from the gown and the marigold petals up to your face
- Five looks: classic, red roses, violet, golden marigold and Catrín
- Your own face under the sugar-skull makeup
About the trend
What is the Catrina AI trend?
- What it is
- La Catrina, the elegant skeleton lady of Día de Muertos, first drawn by José Guadalupe Posada and named by Diego Rivera. The AI trend turns a photo into a Catrina look reveal, like TikTok's CapCut Catrina templates
- First seen
- Mid-September 2026, building toward Día de Muertos on November 1 and 2
- Where it's popular
- TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook (#catrina, #diademuertos, #dayofthedead)
- AI model we use
- Kling 3.0 Omni (Kuaishou)
- Video format
- 10 seconds, 720p or 1080p, vertical 9:16
- Price
- 20 credits at 720p or 30 at 1080p per video, refunded if it fails
Background
La Catrina, from Posada to TikTok
La Catrina started as a joke: around 1910–1913, the Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada drew La Calavera Garbancera, a skeleton in a fancy European hat mocking people who denied their roots. In 1947 Diego Rivera painted her at the center of his mural Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Central and called her La Catrina, and she became the face of Día de Muertos.
The Catrina AI trend took that face to TikTok in September 2026. CapCut templates turned one photo into a Catrina in a marigold gown, and the clips spread through October as people tried their look before painting it for November 1 and 2.
Sources: Wikipedia — La Calavera Catrina · Wikipedia — José Guadalupe Posada · #catrina on TikTok
FAQ
Catrina AI FAQ
What is the Catrina AI trend?
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The Catrina AI trend is a Día de Muertos trend on TikTok and Facebook in fall 2026: people turn a photo of themselves into a video of La Catrina, with sugar-skull face paint, a flower crown and an elegant gown, revealed among candles and marigolds.
How do I make a Catrina AI video?
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To make a Catrina AI video, upload one clear photo on this page, pick a look and hit Generate. The camera rises from the gown to your face in Catrina makeup, so there's no makeup to paint, no app and no editing.
Is there a Day of the Dead AI filter for my photo?
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Yes. The Catrina AI generator works as a Day of the Dead AI filter that goes further than a photo filter: from one photo it makes a short video of you as La Catrina, online and in your browser, with no app to install.
Is this the “filtro de Catrina” from TikTok?
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Yes. The Catrina AI video is what Spanish-speaking TikTok calls the “filtro de Catrina” or “maquillaje de Catrina con IA”: the AI paints the Catrina makeup on your face and dresses you in the gown. The page is in English, but the look is the same.
Can I try a Catrina makeup look before I paint it?
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Yes. Many people use the Catrina AI video to preview a Catrina makeup look before Día de Muertos: see the sugar-skull design and colours on your own face first, then copy the one you like with real face paint.
Who is La Catrina?
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La Catrina is the elegant skeleton lady of Mexico's Día de Muertos. She began as La Calavera Garbancera, an etching by José Guadalupe Posada from around 1910–1913, and got her name from Diego Rivera, who painted her in his 1947 mural Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Central.
Which Catrina looks can I choose?
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The Catrina AI generator has five looks: the classic black gown embroidered with marigolds, red roses with black lace and a wide hat, violet with purple flowers and silver crystals, a golden marigold gown with a sunburst crown, and the Catrín for men.
Is there a version for men?
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Yes. The Catrina AI generator has a Catrín look for men: white sugar-skull face paint, a black top hat with a marigold, a tailcoat with a red rose on the lapel and white gloves.
Will it still look like me under the face paint?
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Yes. The Catrina AI video keeps your face shape, eyes, nose, smile and hair, so friends can tell it's you under the sugar-skull makeup.
Is there a CapCut template for the Catrina trend? Can I do it without CapCut?
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CapCut has Catrina templates such as “Mira este vestido de Catrina del Día de Muertos,” used with the app on your phone. On MakeMeme you don't need any app — upload one photo here in your browser and download the finished video, with no watermark.
Does the Catrina video have music?
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No. The Catrina AI video is silent, so you can add the sound you want — a Día de Muertos song or the TikTok trend sound — when you post it.
How long is the video, and what format?
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Your Catrina AI video is 10 seconds long and vertical (9:16), the format of the TikTok and Reels versions.
What AI is used for Catrina videos?
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Catrina videos on TikTok are mostly made with CapCut templates. MakeMeme uses Kuaishou's Kling 3.0 Omni, which builds the four-shot reveal from your photo, at 720p or 1080p.
Can I use a photo of a celebrity?
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The Catrina look is yours to wear: you, your partner or a friend who agreed, painted as La Catrina or El Catrín. Photos of real celebrities and public figures aren't accepted.
Is the Catrina AI video free?
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Some apps offer the Catrina AI video as a free trial with a watermark. On MakeMeme each video costs 20 credits at 720p or 30 at 1080p, paid from a credit pack, with no watermark, and failed videos are refunded automatically. Most videos are ready in a few minutes, and we email you when yours is done.
Can I make a Día de Muertos video of my pet too?
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Yes. For your pet, the Day of the Dead Pets video shows it welcomed at the marigold gate of the Land of the Dead, with its photo on an ofrenda — made for October 27.
What resolution is the Catrina AI video, and how many credits does it cost?
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For the Catrina AI video you pick the resolution before you generate: 20 credits at 720p or 30 at 1080p. Every resolution gives the same 10-second vertical 9:16 video; higher resolutions are sharper. Failed videos are refunded automatically.
Only upload photos of yourself or of people who have agreed to be in your video. Photos of public figures are rejected. MakeMeme isn't affiliated with CapCut or the template's creators.