Arlene Montalvo Piceno, a 57-year-old Hispanic woman, was last seen in Los Angeles on July 1, 2018. She is 5 feet tall, weighed between 150 and 200 pounds at the time, with black hair and brown eyes. Distinguishing tattoos include the name Ontario Talavarez on her right forearm and a star on her right middle finger; she may also use the alias Arlene Piceno Baltazar.

She was last seen leaving her daughter’s home bound for Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, planning to travel by bus to visit a boyfriend known as Primo, who had been deported to Matehuala from Memphis, Tennessee. It is unclear whether she ever arrived. In 2021 she called her daughter and said she was in Matehuala, but no contact has occurred since. She was believed to have her U.S. passport, a Tennessee driver’s license, and a California ID when she went missing.

The Los Angeles Police Department Adult Missing Persons Unit is handling the case and it is listed in NamUs under MP154217. Her whereabouts remain unknown and the case is active. If anyone knew Arlene, her travel plans, or has information about her time in Matehuala, please share what is known.