The Story Behind the Weeping Woman? | La Llorona

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🗓️ 22 May 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In Mexican folklore there exists a story of a woman who weeps for her lost children. Taking the form of a malevolent spirit, her cries are said to bring misfortune to those who hear them. Today, we’re going to compare legend to history as we discuss La Llorona. Visit our Twitter page (https://twitter.com/RedWebPod) to see the images we discuss. If you'd like to listen to past mysteries we discuss, they are: Servant Girl Annihilator (https://open.spotify.com/episode/7xEQSMtKXwYYUQhlL7ygUP?si=a7df6f0aca3b4fe4), and Loch Ness Monster (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3U5J5dnwDAK2CoDYjHPMr8?si=f594376a7cc14e8d) Sponsored by BetterHelp (go to http://betterhelp.com/redweb to get 10% off your first month), ExpressVPN (go to http://expressvpn.com/redweb to get an extra 3 months free), and Rocket Money (go to http://rocketmoney.com/redweb to cancel unwanted subscriptions with Rocket Money). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In Mexican folklore, there exists a story of a woman who weeps for her lost children.
0:19.2	Taking the form of a malevolent spirit, her cries are said to bring misfortune to those
0:23.4	who hear them.
0:24.4	Today, we're going to compare the legend to history as we discuss La Yarona.
0:29.2	This is Red Web.
0:38.2	Task Force Welcome Back to another episode of Red Web.
0:41.8	We are deep now down the valley of mystery.
0:45.2	Many hundreds and thousands of episodes of Glor, each week discussing a new chapter and
0:50.8	the never ending book that is mysteries of this world.
0:53.9	I'm your host and resident mystery enthusiast Trevor Collins joining me with that gut instinct.
0:58.7	Perhaps hearing this mystery for the very first time, Alfredo Diaz.
1:02.2	Did not hear this mystery for the last time.
1:04.9	Because there was a movie that came out a couple years ago, it was terrible.
1:09.0	It literally had the same title.
1:11.3	It was like my children.
1:13.6	Was that in the Conjuring Universe?
1:15.4	Yes.
1:16.4	Or was it just made by the same folks?
1:17.4	Is it not in the Conjuring Universe?
1:18.9	I don't think so.
1:19.9	I thought they prepared to be astounded, Chair.
1:23.8	It might have been like a spin-off or something.
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