Overview
- Mexico City staged the Catrinas Mundialistas parade on Sunday, March 22, with a route from the Ángel de la Independencia to the Palacio de Bellas Artes along Paseo de la Reforma.
- Makeup stations opened at 8 a.m. for attendees to be styled as catrinas and catrines, and the procession set off at 2 p.m. as planned.
- La Jornada reported more than a thousand participants across contingents, while EFE described hundreds of attendees in football-themed attire, floats, and family groups.
- Traffic authorities implemented closures and urged precautions on Reforma, Avenida Juárez, and nearby arteries, advising alternate routes and public transport.
- City cultural bodies promoted the event as a pre–World Cup activation to encourage family participation and celebrate identity, with some reports crediting the Mega Procesión de las Catrinas collective as organizer; Mexico City hosts the tournament’s opening match on June 11.