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Masks and mystery: The beautiful and bizarre world of Mexican portraits



Portraiture is an important tradition in Mexico’s history that stretches back several decades.


The images below, mostly created between the 1970s and now, are part of a diverse collection of works published in the book, ‘Mexican Portraits.’


The visual book, created by photographer/editor Pablo Ortiz Monasterio and curator Vesta Mónica Herrerías, includes more than 350 portraits from over eighty anonymous and well-known Mexican photographers.


‘Mexican Portraits explores the frontiers of portraiture from various perspectives,’ the publisher’s write about their selection of photographs.


‘At the center of this wide-ranging selection are two distinct notions embedded in the history of the portrait: mask and metamorphosis.’


Below are 10 select portraits images from the book, which is available at aperture.org.



Proud fighter: The Mexican luchador and professional wrestler Blue Demon sits proudly in front of a colorful curtain (Lourdes Grobet, 1980)



Serious woman: Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, looks sternly at the camera with her arms crossed (Guillermo Kahlo, October 16, 1932)








Domineering: A young woman pressing her heeled foot against a dead or fake alligator ashes her cigarette on the reptilian beast (Daniela Rossell, 1994-2001)





Abstract face: A woman's face is replaced by an abstract piece of artwork (Héctor Falcón, 2010)





Unique hair: A young man with a unique hair style turns his head from the camera (Stefan Ruiz, 2011)





Young traveler: A boy in the desert looks longingly at the camera as he rests his arms and leg on his bike (Carlos Somonte, 1986)





Framed portrait: This photograph shows a framed portrait of a woman wearing a lace gown (María Félix, 1945)





Comical: A comedic performer wears combs on his face to give the look of bushy eyebrows and mustache (Melquiades Herrera, 1984)





Special moment: A couple have their photograph taken in front of a mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Nacho López, 1950)





Summertime: A model sits, legs crossed eating an ice pop Magnolia (Magnolia, 1986)

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