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L.A. rally for missing Mexican students

Estanislao Mendoza Chocalate, left, father of missing student Miguel Angel Mendoza Zacarias, receives support from Juana Nicolas at the rally. Some family members of 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa, Mexico, held a rally on March 21, 2015 at Olvera Street to raise awareness.

Estanislao Mendoza Chocalate, left, father of missing student Miguel Angel Mendoza Zacarias, receives support from Juana Nicolas at the rally. Some family members of 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa, Mexico, held a rally on March 21, 2015 at Olvera Street to raise awareness.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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Families of 43 students kidnapped and presumed to have been massacred in Mexico have embarked on caravans throughout the U.S., with a march scheduled Sunday in Los Angeles to bring attention to the case. A press conference was held Saturday at Olvera Street to promote their cause.

Rally for missing Mexican students

Onlookers at the rally held on March 21, 2015, at Olvera Street by some family members of the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa, Mexico.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Rally for missing Mexican students

Some family members of the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa, Mexico at a rally held on March 21, 2015 at Olvera Street to bring awareness and to seek support in Los Angeles.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Rally for missing Mexican students

Some family members of the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa, Mexico at a rally held on March 21, 2015 at Olvera Street to bring awareness and to seek support in Los Angeles.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Rally for missing Mexican students

Jesus Leal places a rose on the map of Mexico and Baja formed by flowers and rose petals on March 21, 2015 at Olvera Street in the memory of 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa, Mexico.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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