However, one of the most famous books on the Mexican Revolution, Los de abajos by Mariano Azuela, describes a woman who challenges the gender roles of her time, engaging in raids and clashes physical, and does not succumb to the desires of the men in her life, nor allow herself to be defined by them. The Pintada is an unapologetic example of a soldadera different from the depictions we traditionally see. She fought for personal reasons, never changed direction or motivation for a man and remains "wild" throughout