Excelsior shared a series of satirical literary calaveritas to celebrate Day of the Dead, focusing on celebrities like Paquita la del Barrio, Ozzy Osbourne, and Guillermo del Toro. These poetic compositions blend humor and Mexican tradition with references to death and pop culture. The publication appeared on November 2, 2025.
In its entertainment section, Excelsior presented 'Las Calaveritas de Función', a collection of humorous poems inspired by Day of the Dead. The first calaverita, written by Nancy Méndez, imagines Paquita la del Barrio and Tongolele facing death on the same February day, with verses like: 'Tongolele exótica bailaba / En el suelo terrenal / Mientras Paquita cantaba / Su “Taco placero” mortal.' Both end up shouting '¡Me saludas a la tuya!' before the inevitable grave.
Azul del Olmo dedicates another to Ozzy Osbourne, describing how death auditions him for a duet in London: 'En Londres la flaca hizo audición / Quería un dueto con pura emoción / “¡Ozzy ven conmigo sin condición!” / Y él respondió: “¡Primero un shot!”' The poem mentions his departure on July 22, though Osbourne is still alive, and highlights his legacy with 'Mamma I’m Coming Home'.
A piece on Leo Dan evokes his longevity in Miami past 80, with allusions to songs like 'Cómo te extraño mi amor' and 'La niña se puso triste'. Jorge Santamaría creates a calaverita on K-Pop with 'Demon Hunters', where death transforms into a fan of the Huntr/x upon hearing 'Golden', founding a fandom in the underworld.
In 'Famosos fallecidos', it satirizes a celestial runway with Giorgio Armani, Robert Redford, Diane Keaton, David Lynch, Hulk Hogan, and others, crossing the River Styx in style. Jorge Emilio Sánchez explores Guillermo del Toro's obsession with death in films like 'Cronos', 'El Laberinto del Fauno', and 'Frankenstein', concluding that 'la muerte da sentido a la vida'.
The last one, on the band Ghost, recounts Moctezuma's revenge against their emissary Lucifer for gentrifying Tenochtitlán, leaving Papa Emeritus in eternal distress. These calaveritas highlight Mexican creativity and humor around the Day of the Dead tradition, published on November 2, 2025.