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La Pascualita

This 80-year old mannequin is so lifelike it is believed to be an embalmed corpse.

Chihuahua, Mexico

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The waxy realistic face catches attentions of passersby.   Kiara Ramirez with permission
‘Living’ in the store front window for over 80 years.   Kiara Ramirez with permission
Her nails and hands have are uncannily realistic.   Kiara Ramirez with permission
The lifelike hands of La Pascualita.   Kiara Ramirez with permission
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Chihuahua, Mexico's La Pascualita has been giving window shoppers the creeps for decades with her eerily lifelike appearance and possible adventures after dark. 

Dressed in bridal wear and exhibited in an otherwise unremarkable storefront window, La Pascualita is not your average mannequin. Local rumor has it that the clothing dummy is actually the well-preserved corpse of the owner’s daughter, who died from a black widow spider bite just before her own wedding.

Amazingly, La Pascualita has ‘lived’ in the La Popular store window for over 90 years. She made her first appearance on the 25th of March 1930, reportedly wearing a gown from the spring/summer collection. Immediately locals were struck by how real La Pascualita looked. They were also curiously concerned about her uncanny resemblance to the owner Pascuala Esparz, and given the recent passing of her daughter, rumors of a grisly origin instantly began to swirl around the mannequin. There is even rumor that La Pascualita changes her position when no one is looking.

Even on close inspection, La Pascualita’s skin, hands, seemingly varicose veins and hair do look very real, not unlike the preserved corpses of Lenin and Mao, who were publicly embalmed in 1924 and 1976 respectively. However, in contrast to the actually preserved comrades, La Pascualita is not kept under the watchful eyes of armed guards. 

Update: As of 2024, the mannequin has been removed. In its place there is now an info board.

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La Pascualita
Calle Guadalupe Victoria 803
Chihuahua, 31205
Mexico
28.634517, -106.078472
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