Overview
- The Mexico City Gran Desfile on November 1 drew about 1.45 million spectators with more than 8,000 participants in over 50 comparsas organized by the city government.
- The parade featured tributes to cultural figures such as Carlos Monsiváis, Paquita la del Barrio, Tongolele and Rockdrigo González, alongside references to the 700 years of México-Tenochtitlan and the 1985 earthquake.
- Playas de Rosarito held the inaugural La Última Fiesta festival led by Mayor Rocío Adame Muñoz, offering pre-Hispanic dance, altar displays and a community catrinas contest.
- Puebla’s Ex Hacienda de Chautla hosted the Catrinerías 2025 catrinas competition backed by Governor Alejandro Armenta, awarding 40,000, 20,000 and 10,000 pesos to the top three entries.
- Cemetery gatherings and international events underscored the tradition’s reach, from Tijuana families honoring relatives with mariachis to Barcelona’s La Rambla catrina parade with about 60 participants and thousands of onlookers, as well as Córdoba’s growing cemetery-based commemoration.