Can I do the male version, El Catrín?

Yes. On videosi the Dia de Muertos AI page has a Catrín look: a dark-red velvet tailcoat embroidered with gold, a black top hat with a marigold, a walking cane and light calavera face paint, with your own beard or moustache kept. It uses the same 10-second transformation as the Catrina gowns, from one photo of you.

Why does my Catrina not look like me?

Face paint covers much of the face, so likeness is the hardest part of a Catrina AI video. On videosi, use a clear, front-facing photo in even light, without face paint, sunglasses or heavy filters; the 10-second Dia de Muertos AI render then keeps your features under the sugar skull more often. Likeness is not guaranteed, and a failed or blocked render returns its credits.

Can I use a photo of someone else, or of a relative who has passed away?

Use your own photo or one of an adult who has agreed to it; never celebrities or minors. The videosi Dia de Muertos AI page does not animate photos of people who have died: Día de Muertos is a day to remember them with ofrendas, flowers and stories, and this 10-second Catrina video is meant for the living who celebrate.

What does La Catrina mean?

La Catrina is the elegant skeleton lady of Mexico's Día de Muertos, first drawn by José Guadalupe Posada in the early 1900s as "La Calavera Garbancera" and named "La Catrina" by Diego Rivera. She is a reminder that death comes to everyone, rich or poor, and today she is a festive symbol of the holiday. videosi turns one photo of you into a 10-second Catrina video.

What song is used in the Catrina AI videos?

There is no single confirmed sound: the 2026 Catrina AI templates on TikTok use several different original sounds. The videosi Dia de Muertos AI video is a silent 10-second MP4, so add the sound you like on TikTok, Reels or WhatsApp and trim it so the reveal at about six seconds lands on the beat.

When is Día de Muertos 2026, and is the Catrina trend still going?

Día de Muertos 2026 falls on Sunday 1 and Monday 2 November, and as of late October 2026 the Catrina AI trend is still spreading, with new templates posted daily since 24 October. A videosi Dia de Muertos AI render takes several minutes, so it is ready to post in the days before the holiday.

Can I make the Catrina video with ChatGPT, Sora, Veo or Kling instead?

You can try, but a general video model needs a motion reference for the transformation, an identity lock that keeps your face under the paint, and rules that keep it festive rather than horror, and each try costs time and credits. videosi has these built into the Dia de Muertos AI page, so one photo gives a 10-second result. Label AI videos as AI when you post them.

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Marigold Catrina reveal

Dia de Muertos AI: The Catrina Transformation, Starring You

Name: Dia de Muertos AI example
Uploaded: 2026-10-25T10:14:04.000Z
Description: Rings of marigold light climb from your feet to your head and turn your everyday clothes into a Catrina gown, sugar-skull face paint and a flower crown. One photo of you is enough.

Rings of marigold light climb from your feet to your head and turn your everyday clothes into a Catrina gown, sugar-skull face paint and a flower crown. One photo of you is enough.

Updated October 25, 2026: Page published.

1Add your photo

Photo 1 · YouTap to add a clear selfie

Front-facing, well-lit selfies work best. One face per photo.

2Catrina look

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In one sentence

The Dia de Muertos AI Catrina trend is a 10-second video in which rings of marigold light turn your everyday clothes into a Catrina gown, sugar-skull face paint and a flower crown before you spin to face the camera; videosi makes it from one photo of you.

First seen: September 18, 2026
Stage: Spreading
Started on: TikTok (unconfirmed)
Sound: No single sound: the Catrina templates use several different original sounds.
Meaning: The Dia de Muertos AI Catrina trend is a TikTok template trend in which one photo is turned into a short video of the person transforming into La Catrina, with sugar-skull face paint, a marigold crown and a long gown, for Mexico's Day of the Dead.
Related trends: Halloween Costume AI Video, Spooky Scary Skeletons AI, Vampire AI Video

Page updates

October 25, 2026 — Page published.

How it is made

The Dia de Muertos AI prompt and model

Dia de Muertos AI is made with Seedance 2.0 / 2.5 (you pick the tier) by ByteDance. The prompt behind it has 5 parts, and the timing is what makes or breaks it.

Model: Seedance 2.0 / 2.5 (you pick the tier)
Mode: Photo + motion reference to video
Length: 10 seconds, 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9
Input: 1 photo

Identity lock Your photo is the only source for the face, hair and build, and for the clothes you wear in the first two seconds; the face has to stay yours under the face paint.
Motion reference A silent clip of a real Catrina transformation gives the stance, the ring of light at the feet, the turn, the spin back and the final pose, and nothing else.
Scene A colonial stone arcade at night with lanterns and marigold petals, plus one of four fixed Catrina or Catrín looks written out garment by garment.
Timeline Six beats over 10 seconds: embers at the feet, the turn, the rings climbing, the crown, the spin and reveal, the pose and push-in.
Rules One person, no face paint before the spin, no outfit sliding back, a festive tone with no horror, no gore and no licensed characters, no text.

How it opens

Photorealistic live-action night footage, 10 seconds, one continuous shot with a locked-off camera at full body that slowly pushes in at the end, filmed like a Día de Muertos Catrina transformation reveal.…

Why it goes wrong when you do it yourself

Ask a video model to paint a sugar skull on a face and it often paints over the person entirely: a generic skull or a different woman comes out, so the identity lock has to say the face stays yours under the paint.
Without a motion reference the transformation happens in one jump cut or not at all; the climbing rings of light and the spin back are what make the reveal land.
Words like "skull" and "dead" push many models toward horror: glowing eyes, rotting skin, ghosts. The rules have to keep it a festive, respectful celebration.
Each try costs model credits and several minutes, and a loose costume description makes the gown change colour or lose the crown halfway through the clip.

Dia de Muertos AI examples

Black marigold gown, floral carriage

Pink rose Catrina

Gold gown under candlelight

How to make your Dia de Muertos AI video

Upload one photo of yourself

Full body or at least knees up, facing the camera, in even light. What you wear in the photo is what you wear in the first two seconds, before the transformation.

Pick your Catrina look

Black marigold gown, pink rose Catrina, golden marigold gown, or the Catrín suit and top hat. Then pick 9:16 for TikTok and Reels, or 1:1 or 16:9.

Generate and download

Press Generate and the 10-second transformation is rendered for you. It is a silent MP4 with no watermark; a failed render returns its credits.

Post it with a sound

Upload to TikTok, Reels or WhatsApp Status and add a sound there, for example the one used on the Catrina templates, so the reveal at about six seconds lands on the beat.

What is the Dia de Muertos AI trend?

Updated October 25, 2026 · videosi is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, or with the owners of any trend, song, game or brand named on its pages.

The Dia de Muertos AI trend, often posted as "Catrina con IA" or "Convierte tu foto en un video de la Catrina", turns one ordinary photo into a short video of you dressed as La Catrina, the elegant skeleton lady of Mexico's Day of the Dead. The usual version starts on you in your everyday clothes, then rings of marigold light or a shower of petals climb from your feet to your head and leave you in a full Catrina gown, sugar-skull face paint and a crown of cempasúchil flowers, ending in a pose to the camera.

The earliest one-photo version we found is a CapCut AI template posted on TikTok on 18 September 2026, a black marigold gown stepping out of a floral carriage, which passed 400,000 views. From early October Spanish-language tutorial accounts in Mexico pushed new templates captioned "Mira este vestido de Catrina del Día de Muertos... Solo sube tu foto", and by 24 and 25 October new transformation templates in pink, gold and black were appearing every day. The trend is spreading in the run-up to Día de Muertos, which falls on Sunday 1 and Monday 2 November 2026.

La Catrina itself comes from José Guadalupe Posada's early-1900s etching of an elegant skeleton lady, later named "La Catrina" by Diego Rivera; today she is one of the most loved images of the holiday, a way of honouring those who have died with flowers, colour and humour. The male version is called El Catrín, in a suit and top hat.

On videosi you upload one photo and pick a look: the classic black marigold gown, a pink rose Catrina, a golden marigold gown or a Catrín suit and top hat. A reference clip of a real transformation sets the timing; your face, hair and build stay from the photo. The video is silent, so add your favourite sound when you post it.

Dia de Muertos AI: shot by shot

0–1 s
You, as you are
Full body in your own clothes under the arches; a ring of glowing embers and marigold petals lights up at your feet.
1–2.5 s
The turn
You turn your back to the camera as rings of golden light rise around your legs.
2.5–4 s
The gown forms
Each ring that passes turns the clothes below it into the gown, shoes first, petals flying out.
4–5.5 s
Bodice and crown
The rings climb over the shoulders and the head; the bodice and the flower crown appear.
5.5–7 s
Spin and reveal
You spin back to the camera, the skirt swings out, and the sugar-skull face paint is revealed.
7–10 s
The pose
A hand on the hip and a calm smile as the camera pushes in slowly and petals drift down.

Tips for a better result

Show most of your body
The transformation starts at your feet, so a photo from the knees up or full body keeps your build and height right through the spin.
No face paint in the photo
Upload a clear, unpainted face. The sugar skull is added on top; a photo already painted or behind sunglasses makes the likeness drift.
Hair loose or simply tied
Your hair colour and length are kept under the crown, so a simple hairstyle reads best; hats and hoods in the photo can stay on in the first seconds.
Plain background, even light
A daylight photo against a plain wall works best; the arcade, the lanterns and the marigolds are added by the scene.

Good to know before you make a Dia de Muertos AI video

Face paint covers much of the face, so likeness is harder to keep after the reveal than before it; a clear front-facing photo helps most.
The four looks are fixed descriptions, so embroidery, flowers and paint details vary from render to render.
The video is silent, and likeness is not guaranteed. A failed, timed-out or blocked render returns its credits automatically.
One person per video. Group Catrina videos and photos of people who have passed away are not offered on this page.

Dia de Muertos AI: questions

What is the Catrina AI trend for Día de Muertos?

The Catrina AI trend is a Día de Muertos 2026 TikTok trend in which one photo becomes a short video of you transforming into La Catrina: sugar-skull face paint, a marigold crown and a long gown. The first templates appeared on 18 September 2026. videosi makes the Dia de Muertos AI version in 10 seconds from one photo, with no app or prompt.

How do I make a Dia de Muertos AI video from my photo?

Upload one photo of yourself to videosi, pick a look (black marigold gown, pink rose Catrina, golden marigold gown or Catrín suit), choose a format and press Generate. The Dia de Muertos AI video comes out as a 10-second silent MP4: your own clothes first, then rings of marigold light, the gown, the spin and the sugar-skull reveal. You write no prompt.

Is there a website or app to turn my photo into a Catrina?

Yes. videosi (videosi.io) is a web tool that turns one photo into a 10-second Catrina transformation video, on a phone or a computer, with no app to install. The motion reference, prompt, scene and four Catrina and Catrín looks are built in. A standard render (Standard model, 720p) is 9 credits, and the MP4 downloads without a watermark.

Is there a CapCut template or TikTok filter for the Catrina video?

Yes, many CapCut AI templates for "Catrina" and "Día de Muertos" appeared on TikTok between September and late October 2026, but they change every few days and can disappear. videosi is independent and not affiliated with TikTok or CapCut: it turns one photo into a 10-second Dia de Muertos AI Catrina video that stays available whenever you need it.

What AI model and prompt make the Catrina transformation?

videosi makes the Dia de Muertos AI Catrina video with ByteDance's Seedance video model (Seedance 2.0 Mini by default; Fast, Pro and Ultra, which is Seedance 2.5, are one click away), using a six-block prompt and a silent reference clip of a real transformation. The full prompt is not published; the "How it is made" section shows its structure and a 25-word excerpt.

Is the Dia de Muertos AI video free, and how much does it cost?

The Dia de Muertos AI video on videosi is not free: there is no free generation and no free trial. A standard 10-second video (Standard model, 720p) is 9 credits; better models and higher resolutions cost more. Credit packs start at $6.99 for 10 credits and never expire; plans start at $29.90 a month. A failed render returns its credits automatically.