Mexico's Macabre Island Of The Dolls Inspires Tim Burton And Lady Gaga

Source: International Business Times

The Island of the Dolls is looked after by the grandnephews of Julian Santana, who began creating the display in 1950 AFP On the Island of the Dolls in Mexico City, hundreds of plastic toys wearing little more than rags hang from trees, their glass eyes staring down at visitors. The macabre site may spook many, but it intrigued gothic film director Tim Burton and pop superstar Lady Gaga, who used the island as the backdrop for the music video they shot together, "The Dead Dance. "The video for the dance-pop song shows Lady Gaga as one of the hundreds of dolls on the island, located in the heart of the city's ancient Xochimilco canals, a popular tourist destination.