Originally published: July 27, 2022

La Llorona: the patriarchy makes me cry, too, sometimes. This week the Burk sisters learn about a fascinating figure from Mexican folklore, La Llorona, the weeping woman. We talk colonization, Coco, and Chicana feminism in relation to this powerful story of love, motherhood, loss, and grief.

Sources:

• Biggs, Mary Jo Garcia. "La Llorona." The Encyclopedia of Latino Culture: From Calaveras to Quinceaneras, edited by Charles M. Tatum. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2013.
• Perez, Domino Renee. There was a Woman: La Llorona from Folklore to Popular Culture. 2008, UT Press.
• Perez, Domino Renee. "La Llorona." The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, by Suzanne Oboler and Deena J. Gonzalez, Oxford UP, 2005.
• Nahua people. Encyclopedia Britannica, britannica.com.
• La Llorona, Wikipedia entry
• The Curse of La Llorona: The Real Legend Behind the Horror Film. Vanity Fair.
• The Many Faces of "La Llorona," Grammy Awards.
• La Llorona, Legend and Protector in the Streets of San Francisco--KQED.org
• Mulholland Drive.net
• The Wailing Woman--History Today
• The Weeping Woman: The Folklore and Pop Culture Influence of La Llorona--Bloody Disgusting
• La Llorona: Hispanic folklore goes mainstream--The Conversation
• La Llorona (1933 film)-- Wikipedia

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