A seductress. A wronged woman. A harbinger of destruction. La Llorona has taken on many forms throughout Latin America and in the Southwestern United States. Stories of La Llorona—the Weeping Woman or ...

Disney Pixar’s Coco has become the biggest box office hit in Mexico’s history, with $43 million in ticket sales to date. In the U.S., it’s currently holding a tight grip at the box office as well.

When I was about eight years old, my little sister and I developed a habit of sneaking out of our bedroom in the middle of the night to go watch TV in the living room. We weren’t the most stealthy ...

The upcoming horror film The Curse of La Llorona is receiving backlash from fans of the film’s source material — a Latin American folklore story. The movie is based on the legend of La Llorona, ...

La Llorona seeps into memories and households across countries, emerging from rough terrains, desolate roads and hollow creeks. Geographically diverse, the oral tradition and literary material of the ...

Just before Halloween, when the autumn air has cooled and the wind blows off the river, you can hear her. She wails from the banks of the Rio Grande. She cries from the shores of the Purgatoire River.

A new horror movie that shares some connections with The Conjuring films is about to hit theaters, but it's based on a story that has existed for centuries. The Curse of La Llorona is based on the La ...

Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies and Associate Professor, Department of English and Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, The University of Texas at Austin For more ...

The legend of La Llorona, the “weeping woman,” has terrified generations. The legend of La Llorona, the “weeping woman,” has terrified generations. This female ghost wanders in the darkness, crying as ...