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.

I give thanks and dedicate this retablo to the Virgin of Candelaria. Since my boyfriend left me no man looked at me. But now every morning when I wake up there is a very handsome older man near my window who stares at me.

The Ruiz brothers, Juan and Gustavo, worked as butchers and liked to flirt with the female clients. One day they liked the same girl and they fought with knives over her. They thank the Virgin of Guadalupe for they didn’t kill one another and promise to go in therapy.

Lucia Martinez bought a new dress and her first high heeled shoes. She dressed up and went with her little brother to the town square so that all the boys could admire her. But when she was going up the stairs one heel got stuck in the crack and she fell on her back. Lucia gives thanks for she didn’t fall on her brother, nor the dog. Although the stairs were high, Luisa didn’t hurt herself either. She only bruised her elbow. She gives special thanks because the heel didn’t break.

I thank my Virgin of Toluca because not a long time ago I was unhappy working in a bank with a very small salary. But then I won the lottery, and now I’m having a real blast with my chicks. And I go in the bank every day to take more money.

Mr. Arturo Domingues suffered because his daughter was an easy chick. He was afraid that one day she could get pregnant by some guy. He thanks Saint James because his daughter finally changed for better and amended her ways.

Saint Jude, I ask you and don Cenobio to forgive me, but I had to kidnap Martina.

Javier Bueno

When my boss sent me to deliver bread on bicycle I was distracted by a stupid girl and dropped all the bread. I prayed to the Virgin of Guadalupe so that my boss didn’t fire me. Because she worked this miracle I’m offering her this retablo.

Juan Nepomuceno Cruz
Mexico, 1978

Beatriz Garcia started to attend golf classes because she liked the instructor. She entrusted herself to Saint Anthony and with his help she was able to win instructor’s heart. She dedicates the retablo thanking for that.

The young girl Ana Maria Sanchez dedicates this retablo to the Virgin of the Solitude thanking for the successful breast augmentation surgery. Now she is way more attractive and has more confidence.

Try as he might, Agustin Robledo couldn’t find a girlfriend. So he prayed to Saint Anthony of Padua, and now he thanks for sending him a girl. Although she’s all covered with tattoos and his family thinks she’s weirdo, Agustin is happy.

The watchman Gerardo Mendes was thrown in jail, because he was spying on the women of the building. He thanks the Holy Child of Atocha, for he managed to handle this problem, although he lost his job.

Blasa Jimenez thanks Saint Anthony because she met an old rich womanizer. Now she has the best dresses and jewelry in the town.