La Virgin de Guadalupe was present in my childhood, but she was never an icon I was taught to pray to or deeply admire. My mother raised me in a very untraditional way in which she taught me to question everything. Although I was raised in the Catholic Church, I also did bible study with Jehova's Witness. It was in these bible study sessions where I was told that La Virgin de Guadalupe was not a Virgin and they referred to the bible to support their claim that she had children after Jesus, therefore she was not a virgin.
I think it is great that Chicana artists reinterpret the icon and reclaim her as their own. In addition, I believe Chicana feminists and people should have the ability to question teachings and icons that have been accepted as absolute truths.
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