Maria Jose Cristerna is Vampire Woman

Maria Jose Cristerna is a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer. 90 percent of Maria’s body is tattooed and modified with subcutaneous implants and therefor she is also called Vampire Woman. Her tattooed skin, body piercings and transformations make her look stunning, even to persons who are familiar with extreme body modifications. She is famous and a regular on television shows and events.

1Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 poses for a photograph at her home in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

2Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, a tattoo artist and a former lawyer,
 sits in her tattoo parlour and boutique after getting 3D body implants inserted in her lower arm in Guadalajara.
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3An earlier photograph of Maria Jose Cristerna is seen as she is reflected in a mirror in her tattoo
 parlour and boutique in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

4Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 prepares lunch for her family at her house in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

5Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer, 
applies make-up to her face at her home in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

6Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer, walks hand in hand with
 her partner David Pena on their way to pick up her children from school in Guadalajara.
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7Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 paints decorative skulls to be sold as art pieces at her home in Guadalajara.
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8Maria Jose Cristerna talks to her son Samael at their home in Guadalajara.
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9Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 greets a girl while waiting with her partner David Pena for her children outside a school in Guadalajara.
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10Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 rehearses a song at a her manager Pepe's home in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

11Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 shops with a friend at a store in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

12Guillermo, son of Maria Jose Cristerna, holds earlier photographs of his mother at their home in
 Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

13Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer, shops at a farmer's market
 in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

14Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer, plays with her children
Silvana and David at a park in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

15Maria Jose Cristerna helps her daughter Samantha with her homework at their home in Guadalajara.
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16Maria Jose Cristerna stands outside a house with her partner David Pena in Guadalajara.
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17Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former laywer,
 prepares lunch for her family at her house in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

18Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer, works
at her sewing machine while chatting with her partner David Pena at their home in Guadalajara.
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19Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 holds a puppy at her home in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

20School children ask Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four,
 tattoo artist and former lawyer, for autographs while she is waiting for her children to come out of school in
 Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

21Maria Jose Cristerna walks with her son Guillermo while
being followed by school children outside a school in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

22Maria Jose Cristerna serves lunch to her four children and partner David Pena at
their home in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

23Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former laywer,
 stretches her legs while sitting at her tattoo parlor and boutique in Guadalajara.
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24Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a tattoo artist and former lawyer,
goes shopping with her children Samael, Silvana and Samantha at a farmer's market in Guadalajara.
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25Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 has lunch with her children and partner David Pena at a pizza restaurant in Guadalajara.
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26Maria Jose Cristerna rests her hand on the table while helping her daughter Samantha
with her homework at their home in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

27Maria Jose Cristerna, 36, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 plays with her daughter Samantha (L) while speaking to her other daughter Silvana in a park in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

28Maria Jose Cristerna, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 poses for a photograph at her home in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

29Maria Jose Cristerna, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 poses for a photograph at her home in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

30Maria Jose Cristerna, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 is seen in this photograph from 1998. HANDOUT/REUTERS

31Maria Jose Cristerna, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 is seen in this photograph from 1998. HANDOUT/REUTERS

32Maria Jose Cristerna, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 poses for a photograph in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

33Maria Jose Cristerna, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 poses for a photograph in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

34Maria Jose Cristerna, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 poses for a photograph in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

35Maria Jose Cristerna, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 poses for a photograph in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

36Maria Jose Cristerna, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer,
 poses for a photograph in Guadalajara.
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37Maria Jose Cristerna, a mother of four, tattoo artist and former lawyer, poses for a photograph in Guadalajara. STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS