Stranded Between Malinchismo and Marianismo: Rape and Virginity in Isabel Allende’s La Casa de los Espíritus and Albalucía Angel’s Misiá Señora

JORGE SARASOLA, School of Languages and Cultures, University of Sheffield jsarasolaherrera@sheffield.ac.uk The ‘Madre Virgen’ [Virgin Mother] and the ‘Madre Violada’ [Raped Mother] are two pervasive images of womanhood in Latin America, which inform the broader myths of marianismo and malinchismo. The first section of this article will briefly sketch the genealogy of these mythical constructions, before exploring their treatment in …