The concept of La Muerta tattoo implies - Our Lady of the Holy Death - which is mostly seen as a personification of death. Originating from Mexican folklore, this tattoo represents Santa Muerte - a skeleton lady representing a cult.
Surprisingly, this tattoo is more like an oxymoron - though its name originates from death, it represents - a sense of duty and devotion to the Saint of Afterlife. Though mostly it is a cult-based tattoo, however, more and more people beyond the cult are getting inked with this.