CREEPY TALES OF LA LLORONA THE WEEPING WOMAN
2018-10-21 · YouTube · Foodie Beauty · 6 min
A narrated short video exploring the Mexican folk legend of La Llorona (the Weeping Woman) made in anticipation of the 2019 film The Curse of La Llorona. The narrator summarizes multiple origin variants of the tale—including a peasant woman named Maria who drowns her children and herself, and a version involving a wealthy husband and crime of passion—then recounts reported sightings and retellings from sources such as witness Patrick Lugo and stories from Legends of America (including the Epiphanio Garcia tale). The video describes regional sightings (including Santa Fe) and the legend's role as a cautionary tale passed down through Hispanic communities.
Video guide
- 0:06 — Introduction — anticipation of The Curse of La Llorona
- 0:34 — Definition and role of La Llorona in folklore
- 1:08 — Origin variant: Maria the peasant who drowns her children
- 2:01 — Alternate origin: wealthy husband, crime of passion
- 3:01 — Consequences after death — condemned to search for her children
- 3:59 — Witness account: Patrick Lugo sighting
- 4:41 — Readings from Legends of America — Epiphanio Garcia story
- 5:33 — Regional sightings and cultural transmission (Santa Fe, Yellowstone, wider Southwest)
- 6:39 — Conclusion and closing remarks
People, places, food, and other named details
- Person — La Llorona: Legendary ghost woman from Mexican folklore who wails for and is said to kidnap or drown children; primary subject of the video.
- Person — Maria: Named in one common origin variant as the restless spirit who drowned her children and herself.
- Person — Patrick Lugo: Named witness who reportedly saw La Llorona as a boy at a creek in New Mexico.
- Person — Epiphanio Garcia: Named boy in a Legends of America account read in the video; involved in a story where a tall woman visits him and his brothers.
- Person — Carlos: Named as one of Epiphanio's brothers in the Legends of America story read aloud.
- Person — Agustin: Named as one of Epiphanio's brothers in the Legends of America story read aloud.
- Person — James Wan: Named as a producer of The Curse of La Llorona / Conjuring Universe film mentioned in the introduction.
- Organization — Conjuring Universe: Film franchise referenced as context for The Curse of La Llorona.
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