The women of a Mexico City retirement home for former prostitutes

A French photographer curious to know what becomes of sex workers once they retire spent years hanging around a Mexico City facility created just for women of a certain age and background and the result is fascinating book of the ladies and their stories called Las Amorosas Más Bravas, or The Toughest Lovers.

Bénédicte Desrus spent six years with the women of Casa Xochiquetzal, where around 26 former prostitutes aged from 55 to as old as 86 live out their golden years with like-minded ladies.

Their stories are as diverse as their looks: Canela the 72-year-old from Oaxaca; Norma, who's worked all the red light districts; or Paola, who lived at Casa Xochiquetzal but still worked the streets.

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