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The film "The Curse of La Llorona."  Photo via Warner Bros. Pictures.

Costa Rica creepy tales:

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Published on Thursday, October 31, 2024
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff




Whether you're an adrenaline addict or someone who hides beneath a blanket, viewing Halloween brings a certain excitement.


The scary American movie of Llorona's tale, "The Curse of La Llorona" (2019), still send shivers up everyone's spine.


That film is one of many about the ghost crying lady since 1934, when the first, "La Llorona de México," debuted.


The book "Leyendas Costarricenses" or Costa Rican tales, by Elías Zeledón-Cartín sheds insight into the local version of the Llorona myth.


The story is about a woman named María. The plot focuses on her terrible destiny and the death of her children, transforming her into the weeping ghost of Llorona.







María is portrayed as a pretty woman who falls in love and marries Manuel.



Her life takes a tragic turn when she discovers that Manuel has betrayed her. His adultery causes her to experience emotional agony and jealousy.



Overwhelmed by these thoughts, she reacts impulsively, resulting in the terrible loss of her children. In a fit of fury and grief about the cheating of her husband, she loses control and drowns her children in a river.



María experiences regret and guilt after realizing the consequences of her actions. This loss transforms her into La Llorona, the weeping woman who wanders through the waterways in eternal grieving over her children. 



Llorona, in her desperate search for her child, pops up unexpectedly when she hears the laughing of children playing near rivers, lagoons, or even on the beach.



According to legend, she kidnaps every child she discovers.



You should never let your kids alone since Llorona always returns to kidnap more children.



To read more about Costa Rican eerie tales, Elías Zeledón-Cartín's book is available at the National University editorial website for around $6.



Have a Pura Vida Halloween!



 

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