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Traitor, ghost, feminist icon: Reclaiming the stories of La Llorona

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La Llorona seeps into memories and households across countries, emerging from rough terrains, desolate roads and hollow creeks. The phantom appeared nearly 100 years later onscreen in the 1960s in “La Llorona,” which travels back to New Spain and to the present time in Guanajuato, Mexico. Literary writer Octavio Paz’s 1950 essay, “The Labyrinth of Solitude,” defines Mexican national identity …

Universal Horror Nights is bringing the spooky tales of Latin America to life

The mythical creatures from Latin American horror stories are haunting visitors at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights. A new maze, “Monstruos: The Monsters of Latin America,” is giving life to popular Latin American legends like Tlahuelpuchi, La Lechuza and El Silbón. “We’ve basically created like a mini land within Halloween Horror Nights in Universal Studios Hollywood that’s fully dedicated to …

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Day of The Dead: Mexico's 'La Llorona' Returns on Stage With Pandemic-era Twist

A disconsolate mother dressed in white wanders through Mexico City’s floating gardens looking for her children killed by the coronavirus, in a pandemic-era adaptation of a legend rooted in Aztec mythology. The traditional play “La Llorona” returns to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Xochimilco ahead of the Day of the Dead with a poignant tribute to the victims of …

‘La Llorona’ es más aterradora que nunca en esta reinvención con matices sociales

“La Llorona”, que se puede ver desde este fin de semana en la plataforma Shudder, es el tercer largometraje de Jayro Bustamente y su primera incursión en el género del terror. Y es que, bajo el disfraz de la escuela de los sustos y de una popular leyenda latinoamericana, el cineasta ha construido una poderosa cinta de denuncia en la …

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La falta de salas de cine sigue causando pesar entre todos los amantes del séptimo arte, y al menos en lo que respecta a las ciudades más grandes de Estados Unidos, el problema no tiene todavía visos de solución. Basándose en una investigación realizada por su padre periodista, la directora Melina León nos muestra la historia de una joven migrante …

The Curse of La Llorona rules the box office, maintains top spot in opening weekend

The Warner Bros. horror film based on a Mexican legend about a woman who murdered her children and wanders the world looking for them brought in $26.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday, putting it in the top spot on its opening weekend — the last before "Avengers: Endgame" arrives to dominate. The inspirational "Breakthrough," the first release from 20th …

Review: ‘The Curse of La Llorona’ reduces horror legend to silly jumps and scares

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