Machismo

Jacquelyn Varela

11th Grade

Claremont High School

Tri-City

My painting focuses on the irony of machismo in Mexican culture involving the Virgin Mary (Aka the Virgen de Guadalupe). The Virgin Mary is a staple in Mexican society and is very well known and respected. The irony is that so many men will go to church worshipping and praying to this woman, but behind closed doors they’re ignoring the true meaning behind the Virgin Mary and treating the women in their own lives in ways that they would never treat the well-respected Virgin Mary.

Sponsor: CalHope