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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.
The song "La Llorona" is featured in the 2017 Disney-Pixar film Coco; it is performed by Alanna Ubach as Imelda Rivera and Antonio Sol in a guest appearance as Ernesto de la Cruz in the English version and Angelica Vale and Marco Antonio Solis in the Spanish version. In the film, Imelda sings the song during the sunrise concert as she attempts ...
This makes La Llorona briefly assume her human appearance and caress Chris, imagining him to be her real son. However, Sam accidentally unveils a mirror, and La Llorona reverts and proceeds to attack them. Anna stabs her through the chest with a cross made from a Fire Tree given by Rafael: trees that grew by the river where La Llorona drowned ...
The story is based upon the Mexican urban legend of La Llorona. The legend began in Aztec mythos where the goddess Cihuacoatl was said to have taken the form of a beautiful lady draped in white garments to predict the death of her children. This early myth evolved into the modern Mexico version of La Llorona, a woman who, betrayed by her ...
La Llorona (lit. ' The Crying Woman ' ) is a 1933 Mexican supernatural horror film directed by Ramón Peón , written by Fernando de Fuentes and Carlos Noriega Hope , and stars Ramón Pereda , Virginia Zurí, Adriana Lamar and Carlos Orellana .
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Critical reception for La Llorona has been positive. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 96%, based on 95 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10.The website's critical consensus reads "La Llorona puts a fresh spin on the familiar legend by blending the supernatural and the political to resolutely chilling effect."
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