Latin America · Vengeful Spirit
La Llorona
also called The Weeping Woman
A ghost who drowned her children and weeps for them near rivers.
The Account
Told across the Americas. She wears white, weeps beside water, and takes any child she finds alone at dusk. Do not answer if she calls your name.
Origin
Colonial Mexican tradition
First Sighting
16th century
From the Public Record
La Llorona is a vengeful ghost in Hispanic American folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children she drowned in the river. Whoever hears her crying is said to either suffer misfortune, death, or become extremely unsuccessful in life.
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