Skelita Calaveras

Skelita Calaveras is an upcoming character in the Monster High franchise. Her first doll will be part of the "Travel" assortment. Skelita is a calaca from Hexico (Mexico).

Her existence came to light on June 21, through the Amazon product description of the "Travel" assortment:
 * "The ghouls of Monster High are hitting the skies for their first trip abroad together in monster style. Their destination is Scaris, the city of lights and hometown for Rochelle Goyle. A popular destination for jet-setting ghouls, Clawdeen Wolf, Frankie Stein and Rochelle Goyle meet two new friends while traveling the city: Skelita Calaveras and Jinafire Long"

It is expected that she will debut in City of Frights. City of Frights presumably is the first TV special of 2013.

Family
Based on artwork of Skelita, her family supposedly consists of a mother, father, brother, and grandmother, all of them skeletons.Her monster parents are Los Eskeletos.

Friends
According to her biography she is friends with Jinafire Long and Clawdeen Wolf.

Pet
Though it's not certain if it's Skelita's pet, the Calaveras household does contain a skeletal dog.

Meta Timeline

 * June 22, 2012: Amazon puts up a list of upcoming doll lines, revealing the existence of Skelita Calaveras. Possibly taking this as a 'Go', photos of the dolls are released by Monster High Parents. Mattel responds immediately with an order to Amazon to remove the listings and a grand scale internet order to remove the images on account of copyright infringement. Evidently, the information was not yet to be revealed.
 * June 26, 2012: Mattel registers the trademark for Skelita Calaveras.
 * July 13, 2012: Skelita Calaveras debuts at San Diego Comic-Con International.
 * July 13, 2012: Skelita Calaveras's profile art is revealed.