Melanie Gonzalez, University of Southern California journalism student at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, has developed a most impressive multimedia project on the fastest growing new religious movement in the Americas. Los Angeles, the mecca of Santa Muerte devotion in the U.S., is the focus of Gonzalez’s illuminating portrait, but there is also rich material from Mexico and Argentina. Follow Gonzalez on Twitter and check out her riveting piece of photojournalism here

 

Featured photo by Melanie Gonzalez.

 

One thought on “Santa Muerte Across the Americas – USC Journalist Melanie Gonzalez Covers the Bony Lady in LA and Beyond

  1. FANTASTIC article, well worth repeated reads…Stand out statement… “Here I teach everybody that they give a hug and a kiss to their loved ones before leaving our house, because we never know if that is going to be the last kiss or hug that we give to our loved ones,”

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