La Llorona – The Weeping Woman
The Wailing Woman or The Woman in White
La Llorona is the infamous wailing woman from Mexican folklore.
Catchphrase: “You heard my cries, now I will hear yours.”
Sonya Fe. “Retold Story of La Llorona #4 (Shunned by her Pueblo)” (2000) Mixed media, chalk, ink, gesso, watercolor on paper.
What is it about humans and telling stories about entities that want to take your children away? I think these stories speak more deeply to what is wrong with your kind than what is wrong with monster kind. But, to each their own. Let’s dig into one my favs!
Whether on the side of the road, near a river, or deep in the woods, there are many stories of ghostly weeping women who attack wayward strangers, but La Llorona has become one of the most famous ones. She has been a terrifying bedtime story for children dating back to at least the 1500s.
Worldwide, she is most commonly associated with the relationship between indigenous women and Spanish conquistadors. La Llorona is often connected to Dona Marina or La Malinche, an indigenous woman who ser…