Some versions of the story say she kidnaps or attacks children others say she attacks cheating husbands. Now, the legend says, she floats over and near bodies of water in her white, funereal gown, forever weeping as she searches for her lost children. She’s now known as La Llorona, which translates to “the weeping woman.” But when she arrived at heaven’s gates, she was denied entry, banished back to purgatory on Earth until she could find her lost children. Enraged beyond reason, some versions claim Maria drowned her two children-but she immediately regretted it, crying out, “ Ay, mis hijos!” (Translation: “Oh, my children!” or “Oh, my sons!”) Maria is sometimes said to have drowned herself afterward. Eventually, she sees him with another woman. Then their marriage hit a rough patch: her husband spent less and less time at home, and whenever he was home, he paid attention only to the children. Basically: long ago, a woman named Maria married a rich man, with whom she eventually had two children. The story varies a little depending on who tells it, but the gist is simple. For horror fans and ghost-story lovers alike, La Llorona’s is a tale worth knowing. Although this terrifying figure has not always won over critics, the legend that first cemented her in the popular imagination remains as transfixing as ever. And Friday, she will make her way to the screen once more in Warner Bros.’ The Curse of La Llorona. She’s the stuff of legend-a myth and spooky bedtime story whose origins date back hundreds of years. Generations of Mexican children have grown up afraid of La Llorona-a wailing woman whose misdeeds in life have left her spirit trapped on Earth, where she torments little children.
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