This breathtaking series represents the powerful indigenous women of the southern Mexican town of Cheran, Michoacán and their battle against injustice. In April of 2011, after losing their family members to criminals, women of Cheran decided to take control of their lives. They joined forces to defend their community and its natural resources, mainly their forest. Together, they orchestrated an attack against criminals winning the battle and expelling them from their lands. This Purepecha town witnessed a miracle that otherwise would not had happened if these women did not decide to fight back and defend their world.

Mexican indigenous cultures embrace nature as a part of their lives. They are one with nature. A major offense against their universal symbol of life and identity took place when criminals devasted their trees and forests. It was not only an attack against their natural resources; it was an attack against their ties to their ancestors and rich culture.

In this series, the artist imagines the experience and feelings of these strong women when they decided to defend their town and themselves. Submerged in violence, Mexican indigenous towns are completely left alone against criminals. After the successful story of Cheran, more towns chose to defend themselves and created community guards as their only means to protect their lives.

For these paintings, the artist got inspired by the works of Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Paul Cezanne, Lucian Freud, Leonora Carrington, and Philip Guston.