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So <\/span>that\u2019s<\/span><\/i> what Tim Burton was doing in Xochimilco.<\/span><\/p>\n Lady Gaga released a new music video on Wednesday that was directed by Burton and filmed in the southern Mexico City borough of Xochimilco, where the singer and director were spotted earlier this year.<\/span><\/p>\n The video \u2014 <\/span>\u201cThe Dead Dance\u201d<\/span><\/a> \u2014\u00a0 is linked to the singer\u2019s role on Season 2 of the Netflix hit series \u201cWednesday.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The song was introduced last week during a fan event for \u201cWednesday\u201d led by Lady Gaga. The singer plays Rosaline Rotwood, a mysterious but legendary teacher at Nevermore Academy, the school that the title character, Wednesday Addams (of The Addams Family), attends.<\/span><\/p>\n The video was filmed on <\/span>La Isla de las Mu\u00f1ecas<\/span><\/a> (\u201cThe Island of the Dolls\u201d), a chinampa within the Laguna de Teshuilo located in the canals of <\/span>Xochimilco<\/span><\/a>. A <\/span>chinampa<\/span><\/a> is an artificial island, or floating garden, originally used for intensive agriculture in ancient Mesoamerica, particularly by the Aztecs. Chinampas are still in use today.<\/span><\/p>\n The Island of the Dolls is notable for the multitude of dolls of various styles and colors that can be found throughout the chinampa. In 2022, Guinness World Records recognized the island as hosting the world\u2019s largest collection of haunted dolls \u2014 approximately 4,000.<\/span><\/p>\n Lady Gaga\u2019s video opens with the singer emerging from a wall alongside several haunting dolls, as if she were a doll coming to life.<\/span><\/p>\n Legend has it<\/span><\/a> that a young girl drowned in the canal and her body was found among the water lilies alongside La Isla de las Mu\u00f1ecas. Owner Juli\u00e1n Santana believed the girl\u2019s spirit haunted the island, so he began collecting dolls from the garbage and the canals. For the better part of 50 years (until his death in 2001), he arrayed the dolls on huts and hung them from ceilings and trees to ward off evil spirits in hopes of obtaining better harvests.<\/span><\/p>\n The island\u2019s caretaker \u2014 Santana\u2019s nephew Javier Romero Santa \u2014 claims unexplained cries can still be heard today. \u201cAt night, we tour the place \u2026 and we hear a young lady cry, or a moan,\u201d he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n Mexican digital newspaper <\/span>SDP Noticias went so far as to speculate<\/span><\/a> that Lady Gaga could be cursed as a result of touching some of the dolls \u2014 considered by some a lack of respect \u2014 during filming of the video.<\/span><\/p>\n Tim Burton was in Mexico City in June<\/span><\/a> to promote the opening of <\/span>his exhibition \u201cThe Labyrinth,\u201d<\/span><\/a> at the Lienzo Charro Constituyentes in western Mexico City. He also visited the canals of Xochimilco, likely scouting \u201cThe Island of the Dolls\u201d as a location for Lady Gaga\u2019s video.<\/span><\/p>\n Whispers about the \u201cThe Dead Dance\u201d video emerged in early July, <\/span>according to Variety magazine<\/span><\/a>, when outlets reported that she had been spotted filming something with Burton in Xochimilco.<\/span><\/p>\n Lady Gaga had previously been in Mexico in April<\/span><\/a> when she performed two concerts at Mexico City\u2019s Estadio GNP Seguros.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWednesday\u201d has a strong Mexican connection through its lead actress, Jenna Ortega, who is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent. The show also explores the fictional Gomez Addams\u2019 Mexican heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n The Netflix series also features Mexican music in its soundtrack, such as \u201cLa Llorona\u201d and \u201cUn Mundo Raro\u201d by the late beloved Mexican singer Chavela Vargas.<\/span><\/p>\n With reports from <\/span><\/i>El Pa\u00eds<\/span><\/i><\/a> and <\/span><\/i>The Wrap<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source mexiconewsdaily.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So that\u2019s what Tim Burton was doing in Xochimilco. Lady Gaga released a new music video on Wednesday that was directed by Burton and filmed in the southern Mexico City borough of Xochimilco, where the singer and director were spotted earlier this year. 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