'Muertos Fest' is back for its eleventh year in San Antonio.
“It's very beautiful. I think it's a great impression of like, the culture and how we celebrate the people we love who passed away instead of mourning them. We're celebrating the life that they did live,” said 16-year-old Daphne Reyna, who had come to the festival with her Mother.
People entering the festival had the chance to write a message and memorial to their lost loved ones on a doorway that was erected by San Antonio Metro Health. Celina Peña, wrote a message to her daughterPeña traveled to San Antonio from Corpus Christi for her other daughter's cheer competition. Muertos Fest gave her the opportunity to honor Alexis alongside all of the lost.
“I'm able to pay my respects out here to other people's family because it's an emotional time, especially for, you know, people that have lost so many people in their life,” Peña said. "He always went after a Spurs win to Valero for that free cappuccino,” said Soto’s sister, Lorraine Montez.
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