It is located in the southwest of the city, between the San Ángel and Olivar de los Padres boroughs.

[6] It's near 150 acres are used mostly for Catholic burials, but has a special section for Jewish ones, called La Fraternidad (The Fraternity).

Notable people buried here are artists, musicians, actors and actresses, politicians and presidents.

This makes it a tourist attraction and pilgrimage site for the fans of popular culture Mexican actors, specially from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, like Pedro Infante,[9][10] Jorge Negrete and Pedro Armendariz.

[11] Every April 15, a multitude of up to 7,000 people come to the grave of Pedro Infante paying homage to the beloved actor, bringing flowers and photos, playing music with mariachis and riding motorcycles.