A real-life 'Vampire Woman'
Meet Ms Maria Jose Cristerna, a real-life 'Vampire Woman'.
The 35-year-old ex-attorney started modifying her body after she divorced her ex-husband, who she said was "abusive".
Her modifications include titanium horn implants on her skull, fangs, as well as large ear rings and facial piercings. According to online reports, Ms
Cristerna said her tattoos and body modifications made her feel like a "warrior".
The mother of three currently works as a tattoo artist and body modification specialist. She has performed previously at a tattoo exhibition where she was suspended from the ceiling from hooks pierced in her skin.
(Photos: AFP, Reuters)
Maria Jose Cristerna, better known as the "La Mujer Vampiro" or "Female Vampire", poses during a tattoo exhibition in Caracas, Venezuela.
She recently made an appearance at the Venezuela Expo Tattoo 2012, where tattoo artists and enthusiasts gathered.
The 35-year-old woman is a former attorney who began tattooing her body after her divorce. She is currently a tattoo and body modification artist.
She also inserted body modifications into her body, resulting in horn-like protrusions from her skull.
Online sources reported her as saying that her ex-husband was abusive and that the tattoos made her feel like a "warrior".
Her body modifications include fangs in her teeth.
The mother of three children, Ms Cristerna says she would like to send a message to people to not judge others by their appearance.
Other modifications include big ear rings and nose rings.
Online reports said Ms Cristerna has had body casts made of her for exhibition in museums around the world.
Ms Cristerna, also known as "Mujer Vampiro" (Vampire Woman), is seen backstage before a previous exhibition in Guadalajara, Mexico
Ms Cristerna performs during an exhibition in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Meet Ms Maria Jose Cristerna, a real-life 'Vampire Woman'.
The 35-year-old ex-attorney started modifying her body after she divorced her ex-husband, who she said was "abusive".
Her modifications include titanium horn implants on her skull, fangs, as well as large ear rings and facial piercings. According to online reports, Ms
Cristerna said her tattoos and body modifications made her feel like a "warrior".
The mother of three currently works as a tattoo artist and body modification specialist. She has performed previously at a tattoo exhibition where she was suspended from the ceiling from hooks pierced in her skin.
(Photos: AFP, Reuters)
Maria Jose Cristerna, better known as the "La Mujer Vampiro" or "Female Vampire", poses during a tattoo exhibition in Caracas, Venezuela.
She recently made an appearance at the Venezuela Expo Tattoo 2012, where tattoo artists and enthusiasts gathered.
The 35-year-old woman is a former attorney who began tattooing her body after her divorce. She is currently a tattoo and body modification artist.
She also inserted body modifications into her body, resulting in horn-like protrusions from her skull.
Online sources reported her as saying that her ex-husband was abusive and that the tattoos made her feel like a "warrior".
Her body modifications include fangs in her teeth.
The mother of three children, Ms Cristerna says she would like to send a message to people to not judge others by their appearance.
Other modifications include big ear rings and nose rings.
Online reports said Ms Cristerna has had body casts made of her for exhibition in museums around the world.
Ms Cristerna, also known as "Mujer Vampiro" (Vampire Woman), is seen backstage before a previous exhibition in Guadalajara, Mexico
Ms Cristerna performs during an exhibition in Guadalajara, Mexico.
