Mexico and Latin America (folk tale)
La Llorona (The Weeping Woman)
Folklore — not a documented case
According to this tale, one of the best-known stories in Latin American folklore, the spirit of a woman who lost her children continues to wander weeping along the banks of rivers and lakes. Passed down through generations as a tragic tale, she is also interpreted in the region as a harbinger of misfortune.
La Llorona, the most widespread folk tale of Mexico and Latin America, has been passed down from generation to generation for centuries.
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