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‘All Eyes Are on the World Cup’: How Mexico’s Searching Mothers Are Seizing the Tournament to Fight for the Disappeared

The Cerro Antonio Park in Coyoacán, Mexico City, smelled of damp soil and morning cigarettes on June 11, the day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup opener: Mexico against South Africa. But like any other day, it was also Mexico’s searching mothers against the state. Mothers representing the Butterfly Collective (Colectivo Mariposas) donned green jerseys, the same hue as the men’s team kit that half the city was wearing, except theirs were printed with t…

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The Mexican actress Regina Blandón went to Mexico City Stadium to see the inaugural meeting of the FIFA World Cup 2026, but did not pass unnoticed by the jacket she wore in honor of the seeking mothers and sparked the debate on the role of influencers and celebrities in this type of events. On Thursday, June 11, the opening of the World Cup 2026 was held, with the encounter between the Mexican National Team against the South African Team, which …

The actress raised her voice to support the families of the disappeared in Mexico.

The actress raised her voice to support the families of the disappeared in Mexico.

The seeking mothers arrived this Thursday at Mexico City Stadium to denounce the crisis of disappearances in the country and demand justice for their non-localized relatives, in the context of the opening of the World Cuptags: Mexico, World Cup, football, disappeared, mothers, fifa» original news (www.abc.es)

While millions celebrated the start of the World Cup 2026 , Regina Blandón took advantage of the fact that she was at the epicenter of the global event, the Estadio Ciudad de México itself, to highlight one of the problems afflicting the country: disappearances. The actress of Lies, the series attended the opening in the Estadio Ciudad de México carrying a black jacket with the legends "In Mexico there are searching mothers" and "Mexico: 133 tho…

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