140-La Llorona: No Way Out

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, Arts, Books, History

4.8 • 25.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

If you hear her weeping, it might already be too late. A life fraught with loss and betrayal creates a tragic and dangerous being that's trapped between life and death, salvation and destruction. She's crying out on the edge of madness for those she's lost, and she might be coming for the ones you care about most. This week, it's a deep dive into the stories behind La Llorona, the weeping woman from Latin American folklore. The creature this week is the chupacabra, which is either a vicious blue imp, a spiky naked bear, or a coyote with advanced mange. One of these things is not like the other. -- Sponsor: You've heard the story from folklore, now go see "The Curse of La Llorona" in theaters on April 19th! It's an interesting and terrifying take on the La Llorona legend. You can get tickets now: https://www.fandango.com/the-curse-of-la-llorona-215072/movie-times -- Music: "Threads and Veils" by Blue Dot Sessions "Charcoal Lines" by Blue Dot Sessions "Pickers" by Blue Dot Sessions

Support the show: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This week's episode is brought to you by the Curse of Laiorona.
0:02.8	Have you heard her cries?
0:04.6	The Curse of Laiorona is full of suspense and terror,
0:07.6	as recently Woodo's social worker Anna Take Garcia
0:10.5	tries to protect her children from an evil that has no bounds.
0:13.9	The dark spirit of Laiorona is hunting children and weeping for her own,
0:17.8	who she drowned in a jealous rage.
0:20.1	From producer James Wan, the Curse of Laiorona, only in theaters April 19th.
0:25.5	Today's episode gets a little dark and violent,
0:27.6	so there's a pretty strong disclaimer this week.
0:29.9	Check out the post on mythpodcast.com for more info.
0:33.4	This week on Myths and Legends, we're going deep into the legends behind Laiorona,
0:37.9	a terrifying figure from the folklore of Latin America.
0:40.8	And sadly, you'll see yet another reason on this podcast,
0:44.2	for not helping out people you meet on the street.
0:46.5	The creature this week is the long-requested Chupacabra,
0:49.6	the goat sucker, who sucks goats.
0:57.9	This is Myths and Legends, episode 140.
1:00.8	No way out.
1:06.1	This is a podcast right to us stories from mythology and folklore.
1:09.2	Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know,
1:12.2	but with surprising origins.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.