Despite questions as to whether the tradition would make it into the succeeding generation , not only do Pedro Linares ' three sons dedicate themselves to the craft full-time , three grandsons are also involved in the family business and have made their own innovations such as skeletons depicting prostitutes , drug addicts and sports participants . For Day of the Dead in 1986 , Felipe Linares was commissioned to commemorate the 1985 Mexico City earthquake . This resulted in called " La Muerte Tembloroso " ( Death in Tremors ) with over fifty life sized skeletons to represent key incidents with figures such as firemen , victims under rubble , injured people , soldiers and even a looter with a television set . One figure commemorates a person known as " El Pulga " ( the flea ) a skinny rescuer known for going into small spaces under collapsed buildings . The work was controversial at the time , but it was also used to raise money for the victims in Europe . The family continues to work in various spaces all located a few blocks behind the Sonora Market in Mexico City . The business relies heavily on an apprenticeship system to allow for a " common visual language . " This allows the various family members to work on parts of a large scale order but for all the pieces to fit together as a whole at the end . The family works collectively to produce not only individual orders , but also major works for institutions such as " The Atomic Apocalypse " piece created for the British Museum . Works by the family have also been exhibited at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris , the British Museum , the Fowler Museum of Cultural History in Los Angeles and the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow
1985 Mexico City earthquake
1985 Mexico City earthquake
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