The baker Panfilo Rivera brings this retablo to the Holy Child of Atocha thanking for healing his hemorrhoid which bothered him so much when he delivered bread.
Puebla, 1940
The baker Panfilo Rivera brings this retablo to the Holy Child of Atocha thanking for healing his hemorrhoid which bothered him so much when he delivered bread.
Puebla, 1940
Retablo by Gonzalo Hernández
Raquel Robledo thanks Saint Thomas Aquinas because she was chosen for the central poster in a gentlemen’s magazine and they made beautiful photos with her.
Retablo by Gonzalo Hernández
Alberto Ponce thanks the Virgin of Guadalupe for going well through the surgery of removing a tumor which turned out to be benign.
Retablo by Gonzalo Hernández
M. and J. were having sex at the river, and his mother caught them. They thank Saint Charbel with this retablo for nobody else saw them.
Retablo by Gonzalo Hernández
Federica Vazquez suffered a lot from being pursued by the flies. She thought she had been cursed, so she prayed the Virgin of the Solitude. She got rid of this problem, so she brings this retablo thanking for that.
Retablo by Gonzalo Hernández
The Pedro Ramirez’ father taught him how to ride a horse. But the horse got crazy, and Pedro fell down hitting his mug. He thanks the Holy Child of Atocha with this retablo for he only lost two teeth.
Retablo by Gonzalo Hernández
The fireman German Linares went up a tree to save a cat but the cat attacked him instead. He almost lost his eye. German thanks Saint Charbel with all his devotion for the recovery.
Retablo by Gonzalo Hernández
The wrestler named “The Tyrant” overdid his jump and flew over an old lady and her grandson. He thanks Saint John Bosco, with all his devotion, for his injuries healed quickly and he was forgiven.
Retablo by Gonzalo Hernández
Sebastian Ramirez mounted on a very angry bull and hurt his balls. He couldn’t heal them, so he entrusted himself to the Virgin of Guadalupe and everything got cured. He thanks the Virgin and brings her this retablo.
Cholula, 1914
Retablo by Gonzalo Hernández
Felipe Ortega loved to get naked in front of the women on the street until one day he was caught by his willy and thrown in jail. He thanks Saint Pancras because he will receive treatment, although he got 10 years.
Retablo by Gonzalo Hernández
My friends and I, we all got fighting and arguing because of one flirting girl. I dedicate this retablo to Saint Pancras and thank him for we finally came to reason and made up. And that girl—she can go fuck herself!
Tequila, Jalisco, 1912
Retablo by Gonzalo Hernández
Lourdes Suarez thanks Saint Francis of Assisi with this retablo for her pig give birth to four piglets. She’ll sell them with a good price.
Retablo by Gonzalo Hernández
Leonilda Tovar was walking absent-mindedly down the street and accidentally her leg got stuck in a storm drain. She thanks the Virgin of the Solitude for she was helped very quickly and didn’t suffer any serious injuries.
Retablo by Gonzalo Hernández