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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.
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.
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.
Today most of the Mexican folklore, aside from the more popular folklore stories, including La Llorona, is based in cultural identity. Folklore offers a means of reconciling split loyalties insofar as it often deals with very real problems, thus lessening tensions. [ 13 ]
Director Jayro Bustamante sets the story of the 'wailing woman' of lore in a Guatemala reckoning with its legacy of violence against Indigenous people. Review: 'La Llorona' smartly reimagines a ...
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories is a book of short stories published in 1991 by the Mexican-American writer Sandra Cisneros. The collection reflects Cisneros's experience of being surrounded by American influences while still being familially bound to her Mexican heritage as she grew up north of the Mexico-US border .
The film's story is based on that of La llorona, a crying woman from Hispanic folklore who mourns her dead child. [7] According to the newspaper El Universal , the filmmakers found difficulty in finding a voice for the ghost that would be convincing and not encourage laughter from the audience. [ 8 ]
Variants of the Llorona legend are told throughout Mexico and because of the Llorona figure can be pitied and feared at the same time. [15] Throughout all of the versions, the Llorona figure is known as "the white lady" because she wears white. [15] Legends similar to La Llorona include La Malinche and La Xtabay.