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  2. La Llorona - Wikipedia

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    Statue of La Llorona on an island of Xochimilco, Mexico, 2015. La Llorona (Latin American Spanish: [la ʝoˈɾona]; ' the Crying Woman, the Weeping Woman, the Wailer ') is a vengeful ghost in Mexican folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children whom she drowned in a jealous rage after discovering her husband was unfaithful to her.

  3. La Llorona (song) - Wikipedia

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    A representation of La Llorona. "La Llorona" (lit. "The weeping woman") is a Mexican folk song derived from the legend of La Llorona. There are many versions of the song. Its origins are obscure, but, around 1941, composer Andres Henestrosa mentioned hearing the song in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. He popularized the song and may have added to ...

  4. La leyenda del Charro Negro - Wikipedia

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    The monstrous sentient house where Sir Andrés and Alebrije are held resembles the monster house that the two defeated in the Doll Island in Xochimilco, during the search for La Llorona. A puppet resembling Papa Pickles , a puppet brought to life by La Llorona's tears and defeated by Sir Andrés and Alebrije, appears as an announcer to the ...

  5. Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories - Wikipedia

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    She becomes depressed and sits beside the water with her new baby, contemplating how a woman could be driven crazy. Cisneros develops this tale, which has also been found slightly modified in Aztec, Greek, and Spanish cultures, from the legend of La Llorona (Spanish for "weeping woman"), a ghost story found in Mexico and Texas. [8]

  6. Ghosts in Mexican culture - Wikipedia

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    The title story is a modern version of the legend of La Llorona. [20] Hasta el viento tiene miedo (Even the Wind has Fear or Even the Wind is Scared) is a 1968 Mexican horror film, written and directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada. The film is about a ghost that seeks revenge in a school for girls.

  7. Honduran folklore - Wikipedia

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    La Llorona (The Weeping Woman) see La Llorona. The story of a woman who drowned her children and then drowns herself. For her sin she is doomed to wander crying for her children. El Gritón (The Screamer) A class of stories that describe encounters with either a headless creature or lost souls that scream at night. El Timbó

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  9. Kuchisake-onna - Wikipedia

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    La Llorona, the ghost of a woman in Latin American folklore; Madam Koi Koi, an African urban legend about the ghost of a dead teacher; Ouni, a Japanese yōkai with a face like that of a demon woman (kijo) torn from mouth to ear; Teke Teke, a Japanese urban legend about the spirit of a girl with no lower body

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