La Llorona
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La Llorona
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This episode, Analisa discusses the famous ghost story of La Llorona. She investigates the Mexican folktale of the Weeping Woman, touches on similar ghost stories and myths from places like Germany and Greece, and explores the origins of the tale. Does the story of La Llorona have roots in an ancient Aztec myth? Or does it have something to do with the colonization of Mexico, Hernan Cortez, and an indigenous woman known as La Malinche? Listen to form your own opinion!
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Story link: https://originmexico.com/blogs/news/the-legend-of-la-llorona
Sources:
Coerver, Don M. (2004). Mexico: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Culture and History.
Cuevas García, Roberto (2010). Llorona. Guatemala: Artemis Edinter.
Cypess, Sandra Messinger (1991). La Malinche in Mexican Literature: From History to Myth.
Rolando Romero (2005). Feminism, Nation and Myth: La Malinche.
Werner, Michael S. (1997). Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture - Vol. 1.