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The Curse of La Llorona

  • amanda.robinson6
  • Apr 15, 2019
  • 2 min read

by AMANDA ROBINSON

Photo Credit: imdb.com/la llorona

This week, the trailer for the upcoming horror movie “The Curse of La Llorona” was released. If you’re like me and you love horror movies, then you like to research the history of where writers get their ideas. When I saw the trailer, I was instantly intrigued and it made me ask the question; who is La Llorona?


Turns out, La Llorona is the center of a very creepy story in Mexican folklore. “La Llorona” (LAH yoh ROH nah) is Spanish for “the weeping woman” and has been a story told by many generations in Hispanic culture. She is a tall, thin, spirit-like woman in a white dress with long, flowing black hair. She is said to roam rivers and creeks wailing a haunting scream while looking for wandering children to drag down into the waters with her. The origin of the story is still unknown and the legends vary, but most say she is the spirit of a peasant mother who drowned her own children and is now spending eternity looking for them near the rivers and lakes.


Sighting of La Llorona have mostly been near the Southwest region of America, around the Santa Fe, New Mexico area. This is how she also dons the popular name “The Weeping Woman of the Southwest.” However there have been sightings of her tracked as far north as Montana along the banks of the Yellowstone River. In Hispanic culture, the story of La Llorona has been told to many generations as a way to warn children about going off alone at night.


With the new movie “ The Curse of La Llorona” hitting theaters April 19, 2019, I wonder if the film will follow the legend closely. After learning more about who La Llorona is and what her story is, I was even more excited for the release of this film.


If you would like to read more about La Llorona yourself, click here.

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