For this assignment, I choose to write about the three paintings of the women that are titled, one; A portrait of the artist as the Virgen of Guadalupe, the second is titled Our Lady of Guadalupe, and the third and final one is titled Guadalupe: Victoria F. Franco. These paintings were made in 1978. Yolanda Lopez’s artwork of these three Virgens was something completely different than what most artists were creating at that time. Lopez created something truly empowering that represented the brown indigenous women and the hard-working women. Lopes is also credited with being one of the original and most well known Chicana artist her work truly represents a modern-day Virgen de Guadalupe. 

However, I choose to mainly focus on the young Virgen. I like this one the most because I have never seen a portrait of the Virgen mary like this. Lopez drew young women that I know many young women can look up to because she is very empowering. For example, she has a snake in one of her hands, I know I'm scared of snakes and so are others but not this young Virgen De Guadalupe she is fearless and strong. Also, she is standing on the angel that is traditionally holding her up but she is strong standing on top of the angela and that to me represents that women can do anything and I honestly think Lopez is a genius. One last thing she is holding the cape-like blanket and I know Lopez explains everything she painted on this portrait to me that represents that she is able to lead and carry people on her back, a true hero.