Drag artist Santiago Mercado takes part in the annual Day of the Dead Catrina parade in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Drag artist Angel Arum fits his wig for the Day of the Dead Catrina parade in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
People take part in the annual Day of the Dead Catrina parade in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
People take part in the annual Day of the Dead Catrina parade in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
People take part in the annual Day of the Dead Catrina parade in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
People take part in the annual Day of the Dead Catrina parade in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Drag artist Vicktoria Kstillo prepares a wig for the Day of the Dead Catrina parade in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Drag artists apply makeup for the Day of the Dead Catrina parade in Mexico City, Sunday, October. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Drag artists prepare a costume ahead of the annual Day of the Dead Catrina parade in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Drag artist Angel Arum leaves bus station on the way to the annual Day of the Dead Catrina parade in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
A woman takes part in the annual Day of the Dead Catrina parade in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
People take part in the annual Day of the Dead Catrina parade in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Drag artist Angel Arumir takes part in the annual Day of the Dead Catrina parade in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
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11:01 PM on Sunday, October 26
By CLAUDIA ROSEL
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — 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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