LA LLORONA

THE MOVIE

• Yoltzin is her name
• Her two kids die
• She is a ghost
• Her house burnt and kids floated away and died
• She found graves and stopped crying

THE STORY

• Esmeralda and Maria are the names of the women
• The husband was cheating on Maria with Esmeralda
• She threw her kids in the river

NEW STORY

• La Malinche
• Cortés was man's name
• Lady was unnamed
• She kidnaps children and stabs them
• Threw them into river after stabbing

WHAT ALL THREE HAVE IN COMMON

• Kids die
• Mom is reason for death
• Kids drown in the river or are put in the river
• Cheating

RESEARCH

• There are many different songs about la Llorona
• The Cry is a movie about la Llorona
• One version of la Llorona is about a Spanish conquerer
• The legend was based on Aztec Goddess of fertility

RESEARCH

• In some versions, she kills women out of jealousy and also seduces/ kills men out of spite.
• She is almost always wearing white.

RESOURCE

• www.lallorona.com/legend.html

The End