The twin sisters L. and J. had a marvelous idea to perform an erotic dance for their cousin. But things went beyond control. The sisters promise to the Lord of the Wonders to be chaste from now on, although it may be difficult.

We went fishing and saw dancing skeletons on the river-bank. We thank the Virgin because we managed to escape from there.

We thank the Holy Child of Atocha for giving us the courage and the gift of performing the dance of the bird-men so we can touch the sky.

Papantla, Veracruz

Virgin of Guadalupe, thank you for protecting me. A rude drunk threatened me with the pistol because I refused to dance with him. Another guy, noticing that annoying man, ventured on a very bold step. He started to dance with me, protecting me from the drunk with his own body. I thank the Virgin because this is my job and I make a living in this way.

Marta

It happened in the cabaret “San Francisco” on December 15, 1972.

Guard my cows, because sometimes the devil comes to dance with them.

Nicolas Perez thanks the Virgin of Guadalupe with this retablo because he successfully performs pre-hispanic dances in Teotihuacan.

Virgin of Guadalupe, I offer this retablo in your honor for saving me from the death when an angry asshole cut me because I was dancing with Rosa and he wanted to dance with her first. I thank you because I’m alive.

Luis Guzman
Merced, Mexico, 1989

At her saint’s day party Teresa Martine and her sister got acquainted with two handsome and formal men. Now they have become their fiancées. They thank the Virgin of San Juan for that.

On the night of November 2, 1982, my girlfriend Lupita and I went to a date to the cemetery, because my mother-in-law didn’t permit to Lupita to have suitors. We were alone chatting, when suddenly some skeletons appeared. They were dancing and playing some instruments. We got scared and promised not to come to the cemetery ever again. Thanks to the Virgin of Guadalupe we didn’t get sick and we even get married. So now we’re happy.

Amador Ramirez
El Aguila, Jalisco

My husband Celerino was a sleep-walker. He used to run out at night to dance naked in the field. I was afraid that somebody would see him. Also I was ashamed that the Virgin or the saints could see him nude. So I prayed to Saint Lucy, because she is blind and couldn’t possibly notice my husband’s nudity. She made a miracle, and now my Celerino sleeps at night and doesn’t run.

August 9, 1958

I thank the Virgin of Guadalupe because I met a very cheerful man to get married. I was looking for someone like him, because I didn’t want my wedding to be boring. And my Miguel is very funny and he’s a good dancer. At the wedding we danced until we dropped, exhausted. I offer this retablo thanking, because he is an almost perfect husband.

Jasinta Dominduez was afraid to go at parties because she was fat. With this retablo, she thanks the Virgin of Guadalupe because she helped her to overcome her shyness, so now Jasinta dances at every party.

St. Charbel, thank you for your favors.

One day I met Isidro at a dance. We had a drink, we chatted for a while and we fell in love with each other. But Isidro surprised me when he asked me to slap him in the face and to kiss after that. I thought he was kidding me. Some time later I moved to his place. And one night, before going to sleep, he asked me to spank his ass with a board. I refused, but he insisted. He said that if I really loved him, I had to spank him. Otherwise, I should leave him. Needless to say, I fell in love with a masochist.

Anselmo Marques
Mexico City, 1960