LGBTQ+ artists bring pride to Mexico City’s Catrina parade ahead of Day of the Dead, in photos

Thousands of revelers wearing colorful costumes and skeletal face paint filled the streets of Mexico City for the annual Catrina parade, held in the lead-up to the Day of the Dead festivities.

Among the participants was the LGBTQ+ collective Exoticas, made up of nearly 200 LGBTQ+ artists, stylists and designers.

Exoticas joined more than 40 other groups marching in this year’s event.

The Catrina, a skeletal figure traditionally dressed in elegant attire, has become an enduring emblem of Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations.

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