Based on the analysis of the works of photojournalists Rodrigo Moya and Pedro Valtierra, which were conducted in different times and spaces (Guatemala 1966 and Ni-caragua 1979), this article exposes how the Mexican press built an image of the guerrilla women and changed their role within armed groups in Central America. The study of the texts that built coverage and analysis of the published photographs of the guerrilleras Rosa María and Idalia shows how these portraits were part of a media construction of the time, and how they reflect the photographers’ own vision of the world they lived in.
A partir del análisis del trabajo de los fotorreporteros Rodrigo Moya y Pedro Valtierra, realizados en diferentes espacios y tiempos (Guatemala 1966 y Nicaragua 1979) se muestra cómo la prensa mexicana construyó una imagen de la mujer guerrillera y fue modificando su papel dentro de los grupos armados en Centroamérica.