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Mexico City – 9 February 2016
1. Various of portrait of Guadalupe Virgin framed by neon tubes in red, white and green colours of the Mexican flag at the Martinez de la Torre market in the poor Guerrero neighborhood
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Erlinda Olivares Zuniga, butcher:
"Why have a virgin? Because our faith in her is very great. Another important thing - we are God's chosen for the virgin having appeared here."
3. Various of image of Guadalupe Virgin on meat shop wall in the market
4. Various of shrine located inside a housing block in the poor Guerrero neighborhood
5. Huge shrine at the Guerrero Avenue created by neighbors
6. One of the shrine's custodians, Oscar Escobar Hernandez, cleaning the altar
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Mexico City – 4 February 2016
7. Close image of the Guadalupe Virgin at the shrine
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Oscar Escobar Hernandez, custodian of the shrine to the Guadalupe Virgin:
"This shrine was made because many (neighbors) here had a lot of problems or didn't have a solution for them so they would ask the Virgin for support. So as she was making miracles and blessings, we commemorated the altar and made a large-scaled shrine so people could come here to make their supplications."
9. Hernandez closing door
10. Aluminum plate carved with the image of Guadalupe Virgin created by artist Eva Vale and dedicated to migrants to commemorate Pope Francis' visit to Mexico
11. Studio with aluminum plate on the ground and sketch on the left
12. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Eva Vale, Mexican artist:
"I believe the Guadalupe Virgin, regardless of my religious faith, to me is a channel of good that involves the best thoughts and the most love that exist inside every Latino."
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Mexico City – 5 February 2016
13. Various of small procession of pilgrims carrying images of Guadalupe Virgin walking toward the Basilica on a regular Friday
14. Flags of Mexico and the Vatican with the Guadalupe Virgin Basilica on the background
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FILE: Mexico City – 12 December 2015
15. Close of Guadalupe Virgin image, surrounded by Mexican flag
16. Pilgrims entering the basilica during the Guadalupe Virgin feast day
17. Pilgrims on their way to see the Virgin's image
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FILE: Mexico City – 5 February 2016
18. Photo of Pope Francis with Guadalupe Virgin being sold along key-chains with various images of the Virgin at a store outside the Basilica
19. People walking along a store located outside the Basilica with Guadalupe Virgin merchandise
20. T-shirt with the image of Pope Francis next to Guadalupe Virgin
STORYLINE:
Pope Francis is expected to make an emotional stop at the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexico and "empress of the Americas", during his upcoming visit to Mexico.
But Guadalupe is an ever-present part of daily life here, and not just at the basilica in Mexico City.
Across the country, in private homes and public marketplaces, she gazes down beneficently everywhere.
At the Martinez de la Torre market in central Mexico City, a portrait of Guadalupe framed by neon tubes graces a high wall overlooking a meat counter.
In poor neighbourhoods and posh shopping districts, perhaps nothing unites Mexicans more than their reverence for Guadalupe.
Custodians like Oscar Escobar Hernandez make sure the shrines are always well-kept with offerings of fresh flowers or candles.
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