La Llorona
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La Llorona is a vengeful ghost in Hispanic American folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children she drowned in the river. Whoever hears her crying is said to either suffer
Statue of La Llorona on an island of Xochimilco, Mexico, 2015
In Talamancan mythology, the owl, lady of the night, is related to the myth of Wíkela, the Tulevieja, the weeping woman of Bribri legend
In Chiloé, Pucullén is a tall, thin woman, dressed in black, whose crying announces the death of some person
The Mexica goddess Cihuacóatl
La Llorona (song)
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"La Llorona" 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
La Llorona
…she is portrayed as a more sympathetic character, whose children die in an accident rather than at their mother's hands. In the 2017 Pixar film Coco, "La Llorona", the Mexican folk song popularized by Andres Henestrosa in 1941 is sung by Alanna Ubach in her role as Mamá Imelda, joined by Antonio Sol as the singing…
La Llorona as portrayed in a parade in Orizaba Mexico.
A wood carving of La Llorona in Coahuila, Mexico.