In the wrestling, I met the love of my life. Thank you.

Red Fox

Thank you, Virgin of Guadalupe, for all your favors. I used to climb to the mountains to look at Popocatépetl. One day I fell asleep and fell down injuring my arm and my leg. I couldn’t walk for a while. I dedicate this retablo to the Brown skin girl of Tepeyac.

Mauro Ortiz

Angelica Robles thanks the Virgin of Guadalupe with this retablo because her tits finally grew in and now she attracts many men in the town.

The golden eagle saved me and took away a devil that molested me. Thanks.

Jacinta Valladares made a Day of the Dead altar for her dead relatives. The altar became so beautiful that the Dead herself came to look at it. Jacinta was very scared when she saw the Grim reaper in her home, and she promised to offer a retablo to the Virgin of Guadalupe if she’d save her of being take by the bonny Death. The Virgin put a light ray, and the Dead went away. Jacinta completes her promise with this retablo.

My horse cured me and indicated to me that I shouldn’t drink medicine anymore.

Eliza H.
1971

When I retired, I felt lost, decayed and bored, but I recaptured my old liking of repairing toys and I dove in it. First, I repaired the toys of my grandchildren, and now I already put a shop and accept works of the whole city. My grandchildren are happy and they help me in what they can. I feel useful and necessary because we are not many—those who are devoted to this occupation. I feel blissful seeing old and broken toys taking new life in my hands. I thank the Virgin from Guadalupe for this new opportunity.

I, Ramon, thank the Virgin of Guadalupe because my family accepted my homosexuality.

21–II–90
Guadalajara

Forgive my friend Luis Arturo who stood me up that important day.

For all the immigrants!

Virgin of Guadalupe, patroness of Mexico, empress of America, protect the USA and all the latin immigrants of all races and colors who went to that country to earn their living. Help them to keep their jobs and do not let this idiot’s crazy ideas and threats to deprive them of their rights and liberty.

I thank the Virgin because on the night of October 14 she didn’t let the Kid Montalban beat me in spite of his cheating.

Veracruz, 1973

I’m infinitely grateful to the Virgin of Guadalupe for protecting me every time I’m going out of my village to sell birds. In this way I support my family. I dedicate this retablo for that.

Ausencio Zarate
Atlixco, Puebla