In today's episode, we discuss La Llorona, a spirit from Mexican folklore. We discuss the prevalence of female ghosts wearing white across world folklore, the varied interpretations of folktales, and the merits of modern retellings.
Sources:
La Llorona - Weeping Woman of the Southwest
La Llorona - A Mexican Folk Story
Hungry Woman, a Mexican Medea - Relevant Aztec Mythology
Absolving La Llorona: Y.H. Addis’s “The Wailing Woman” by Rene H. Treviño
Women Hollering: Contemporary Chicana Reinscriptions of La Llorona Mythography by Barbara Simerka
“La Llorona” and Related Themes by Bacil F. Kirtley
header image: "Retold Story of La Llorona #4 (Shunned by her Pueblo)" (2000) by Sonya Fe
