A portrait of Cindy Montañez, standing in front of a river, sits atop a tiered ofrenda adorned with orange carnations and painted sugar skulls celebrating Día de los Muertos.
Paul Connor/UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
A portrait of Cindy Montañez, standing in front of a river, sits atop a tiered ofrenda adorned with orange carnations and painted sugar skulls celebrating Día de los Muertos.