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💧 La Llorona

The weeping woman who wanders the riverbanks at night, searching for her children

Also known as Llorona, The Weeping Woman

📺 "If you hear crying down by the river tonight, don't go and look. Our guest has been searching the waterways for centuries."

💀 Facts

  • Her name means 'the weeping woman'
  • She wanders near rivers and lakes at night, crying for her lost children
  • Parents tell the tale to keep children away from water after dark
  • Some trace her to a weeping woman described in the 16th-century Florentine Codex
  • The legend is told across Latin America and the American Southwest
  • She is usually described wearing a flowing white dress

📜 Legend

The best-known version tells of a woman who, abandoned by the man she loved, drowned her children in a river and then drowned herself in grief. Now her spirit wanders near water at night in a white dress, crying for the children she lost. Some historians connect her to a weeping woman described among the omens of the Spanish conquest in the 16th-century Florentine Codex. Today the tale is told from Argentina to the American Southwest, often by parents who want children home before dark.

🎭 Myth vs Movie

True or false? Make your guess, then click a card (or press r) for the verdict.

  • La Llorona's story is only told in Mexico.

    ✘ FALSE

    Versions are told across Latin America and in the southwestern United States.

  • Some trace her to a weeping woman in a 16th-century record of omens.

    ✔ TRUE

    The Florentine Codex describes a woman heard weeping at night among the omens before the conquest.

  • The La Llorona legend is often used to keep children away from rivers at night.

    ✔ TRUE

    Generations of parents have warned that La Llorona might mistake a wandering child for her own.

🃏 Stat Card

Strength
3
Speed
6
Cunning
6
Dread
10

⚡ Powers

  • A wail that chills the blood
  • Appearing wherever there is water
  • Luring the lost

🧄 Weaknesses

  • Her endless grief
  • Children safely home before dark
  • The light of day

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🎞️ Legacy

  • La Llorona (2019), Jayro Bustamante's acclaimed Guatemalan film
  • The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
  • 'La Llorona', a Mexican folk song still widely sung

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