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Reviews of Guadalupe in the Press:

from Elena Poniatowska:
"There are books made with heart adn this one from Carla Zarebska is one of those. The Virgin of Guadalupe is the principal creator of Mexico, its almighty woman, its fountain of life, its spinal cord, the infallible. Carla Zarebska brings us a well-rounded and definitive book, the before and after of Tonantzin-Guadalupe."

from Sandra Cisneros:
"As much a book for the eye as it is for the heart. In the dark times in which we find ourselves, the story of La Virgen de Guadalupe is one of love and light.."

from Lynn Bluestein, University of New Mexico Press:
"A Masterpiece! One of the five best art books that we have ever had in our catalogs ."

From The University of New Mexico Press

Long before the arrival of Hernán Cortés, birds, serpents, the sun and moon, and human sacrifices figured prominently in the rituals and daily spiritual life of the inhabitants of today's Mexico. In the early sixteenth century, Roman Catholic missionaries began arriving in the area of Tenochtitlan -- Mexico City -- to convert the native Mexica to Christianity. The priests met with limited success until 1531, the year Juan Diego, a poor Mexica, first encountered the vision of the "Heavenly Lady", now known as "Our Lady of Guadalupe."

Guadalupe is a lavishly illustrated history of Mexico's religious traditions. Touching briefly on the pre-Columbian decades of many deities, Carla Zarebska devotes most of the book to the post-colonial centuries of Catholicism, the Madre of modern Mexico, and the traditions and legends surrounding her. Primitive drawings and black-and-white photos from the early twentieth century depict natives honoring the Lady, and full color photos and paintings commemorate events and individuals from Mexico's history, including the Virgin Mary's appearances to Juan Diego. Over a dozen pages offer the story of Guadalupe's appearances in the native Nahuatl accompanied by the English translation.

*This book is based on a previous edition published in a larger format, and edited by Carla Zarebska with photography by Alejandro Gómez de Tuddo in 2003.