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Podcast: Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Podcast
Episode: La Llorona - The Weeping Woman
Description: The Weeping Woman - La Llorona | Paranormal Podcast
This week, we explore the Weeping Woman - La Llorona, who wanders along rivers and lakes throughout Mexico, the American Southwest, and Latin America, forever crying out for her lost children with her signature wail of "Ay, mis hijos!"
We trace the possible origins of this vengeful ghost back to the 1500s in Mexico City, examining connections to Aztec mythology including the Hungry Woman and the goddess Cihuacoatl, before diving into the most common version of the tale about a beautiful peasant woman named Maria who married...