Photos: Vampire Woman
March 14, 2013
Mexican tattoo star Mary Jose Cristerna, better known as the "La Mujer Vampiro" (Female Vampire), poses during a tattoo exhibition in Caracas January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Jorge Silva ( VENEZUELA/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer, poses for a photograph in Guadalajara March 8, 2012. Cristerna, who is dubbed "Vampire Woman" but prefers to be identified as "Jaguar Woman", had her first tattoo when she was 14 and decided to physically transform herself after having gone through 10 years of domestic violence in her first marriage. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Mexican tattoo artist Maria Jose Cristerna, known as 'Mujer Vampiro' (Vampire Woman), attends a photo opportunity during the "Expo Tatuaje" international tattoo expo in Monterrey April 3, 2011. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, a tattoo artist and a former lawyer, sits in her tattoo parlor and boutique after getting 3D body implants inserted in her lower arm in Guadalajara February 4, 2012. Cristerna, who is dubbed "Vampire Woman" but prefers to be identified as "Jaguar Woman", had her first tattoo when she was 14 and decided to physically transform herself after having gone through 10 years of domestic violence in her first marriage. Women in Mexico celebrate International Women's Day on March 8. Picture taken February 4, 2012 REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Mexican tattoo star Mary Jose Cristerna, better known as "La Mujer Vampiro" (Female Vampire), poses during a tattoo exhibition in Caracas January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Jorge Silva ( VENEZUELA/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna (rear) helps her daughter Samantha with her homework at their home in Guadalajara February 29, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna plays with her children Silvana (rear) and David at a park in Guadalajara February 29, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Mexican tattoo and body modification artist Maria Jose Cristerna, known as "Mujer Vampiro" (Vampire Woman) poses during an exhibition in Guadalajara, Mexico April 23, 2011. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Mexican tattoo and body modification artist Maria Jose Cristerna, also known as "Mujer Vampiro" (Vampire Woman), shows off her back during an exhibition in Guadalajara April 23, 2011. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( ( MEXICO/ )
Mexican tattoo and body modification artist Maria Jose Cristerna (L), also known as "Mujer Vampiro" (Vampire Woman) is seen backstage before an exhibition in Guadalajara, April 23, 2011. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Mexican tattoo and body modification artist Maria Jose Cristerna, also known as "Mujer Vampiro" (Vampire Woman), attends an exhibition in Guadalajara, April 23, 2011. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( ( MEXICO/ )
Mexican tattoo and body modification artist Maria Jose Cristerna, also known as "Mujer Vampiro" (Vampire Woman), performs during an exhibition in Guadalajara, April 23, 2011. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( ( MEXICO/ )
Mexican tattoo and body modification artist Maria Jose Cristerna, also known as "Mujer Vampiro" (Vampire Woman), poses for pictures during the International Tattoo Convention in Bogota June 4, 2011. REUTERS/John Vizcaino ( COLOMBIA/ )
An earlier photograph of Maria Jose Cristerna is seen as she is reflected in a mirror in her tattoo parlour and boutique in Guadalajara February 4, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer, applies make-up to her face at her home in Guadalajara February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna walks hand in hand with her partner David Pena on their way to pick up her children from school in Guadalajara February 7, 2012.REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna paints decorative skulls to be sold as art pieces at her home in Guadalajara February 29, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna rehearses a song at a her manager Pepe's home in Guadalajara February 19, 2012.REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna talks to her son Samael at their home in Guadalajara February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna shops at a farmer's market in Guadalajara February 29, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna prepares lunch for her family at her house in Guadalajara February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna holds a puppy at her home in Guadalajara February 7, 2012.REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
School children ask Maria Jose Cristerna for autographs while she is waiting for her children to come out of school in Guadalajara February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna (C) walks with her son Guillermo (L) while being followed by school children outside a school in Guadalajara February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna serves lunch to her four children and partner David Pena at their home in Guadalajara February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna goes shopping with her children (L-R) Samael, Silvana and Samantha at a farmer's market in Guadalajara February 29, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna (L), has lunch with her children and partner David Pena at a pizza restaurant in Guadalajara February 29, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer, poses for a photograph in Guadalajara March 8, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Tattoo artist Maria Jose Cristerna of Mexico attends the Tattoo Art Mex 2012 convention at the World Trade Center in Mexico City August 5, 2012. The convention, which brought together dozens of Mexico City tattoo artists and drew hundreds of tattoo enthusiasts, also showcased body modification, body painting, graffiti and displays of colorfully decorated cars. REUTERS/Henry Romero ( MEXICO/ )
Tattoo artist Maria Jose Cristerna of Mexico gestures during the Tattoo Art Mex 2012 convention at the World Trade Center in Mexico City August 5, 2012. REUTERS/Henry Romero ( MEXICO/ )
Tattoo artist and former lawyer Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, from Guadalajara, Mexico, also called Vampire Woman, looks on upon her arrival at the Latin American Extreme Unity Fest 2012, in Guatemala City, September 22, 2012. 90 percent of Maria's body is tattooed and modified with subcutaneous implants. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez ( GUATEMALA/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a tattoo artist and a former lawyer from Guadalajara Mexico, poses for a picture at the Latin American Extreme Fest 2012, in Guatemala City, September 22, 2012. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez ( GUATEMALA/ )
Jesus Fajardo Manuel Aceves (L) talks to Mary Jose Cristerna, known as the "Vampire Woman", while making plans for a joint music project at a cultural center in Zapopan October 5, 2012. Fajardo, whom people call "Chuy the Werewolf", suffers from a rare congenital condition called hypertrichosis, also known as the Werewolf Syndrome, a medical condition resulting in excessive growth of facial and body hair. Fajardo started working in a circus at age 13 but quit after acting as a werewolf for 20 years. He now works in a carpentry firm making furniture and occasionally holds conferences on his condition, teaching others to accept people who are different. Picture taken October 5, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna, a Mexican tattoo artist and former lawyer known as "Mujer Vampiro" (or Vampire Woman), speaks with a boy during the "Expo Tatuaje" international in Monterrey March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna, a Mexican tattoo artist and former lawyer known as "Mujer Vampiro" (or Vampire Woman), poses for a photograph during the "Expo Tatuaje" international in Monterrey March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril ( MEXICO/ )
Maria Jose Cristerna, a Mexican tattoo artist and former lawyer known as "Mujer Vampiro" (or Vampire Woman), shows her tattoos and accessories during the "Expo Tatuaje" international, a tattoo expo, in Monterrey March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril ( MEXICO/ )
Guillermo, son of Maria Jose Cristerna (R), holds earlier photographs of his mother at their home in Guadalajara February 29, 2012. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta ( MEXICO/ )
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