The legend of La Llorona, or “The Weeping Woman”,

The legend of La Llorona, or “The Weeping Woman”, has haunted the lands of Latin America for centuries—emerging time and time again in various incarnations. Some say, the myth began in the time of the Aztec Gods and Goddesses—a story of divine horror and tragedy. While others say that La Llorona wasn’t a holy figure betrayed, but a poor woman living in a small rural village who could never have expected what was about to come next. In this particular legend, the woman—named Maria—was a great beauty, but came from a poor family in a poor village. She had accepted her...