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* FateWorseThanDeath: In some versions, La Llorona has been barred from the afterlife and forced to walk the Earth until she finds her lost children.

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* FateWorseThanDeath: In some versions, La Llorona has been barred from the afterlife BarredFromTheAfterlife and forced to walk the Earth until she finds her lost children.



* TragicVillain: La Llorona is the villain of the myth, but her actions are at least understandable. In some versions, she has been barred from the afterlife and forced to walk the Earth until she finds her lost children.

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* TragicVillain: La Llorona is the villain of the myth, but her actions are at least understandable. In some versions, she has been barred from the afterlife BarredFromTheAfterlife and forced to walk the Earth until she finds her lost children.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: La Llorona killed her children in a blind rage after her husband either cheated on or abandoned her. She was so horrified by her actions that she took her own life, and you'd be forgiven for feeling sympathy for her.

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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: La Llorona killed her children in a blind rage after her husband either cheated on or abandoned her. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone She was so horrified by her actions actions]] that she took her own life, and you'd be forgiven for feeling sympathy for her.



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The myth of La Llorona has been adapted into multiple films, most of which had been poorly received. They include, but are not limited to, ''Film/TheCurseOfLaLlorona'' and ''Film/LaLlorona''.

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The myth of La Llorona has been adapted into multiple films, most of which had have been poorly received. They include, but are not limited to, ''Film/TheCurseOfLaLlorona'' and ''Film/LaLlorona''.



* TragicVillain: La Llorona is the villain of the myth, but her actions are at least understandable. In some versions, she has been barred from the afterlife and forced to walk the Earth until she finds her lost children.



* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: La Llorona killed her children in a blind rage after her husband either cheated on or abandoned her. She is clearly horrified by her actions, and you'd be forgiven for feeling sympathy for her.

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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: La Llorona killed her children in a blind rage after her husband either cheated on or abandoned her. She is clearly was so horrified by her actions, actions that she took her own life, and you'd be forgiven for feeling sympathy for her.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: La Llorona killed her children in a blind rage after her husband either cheated on or abandoned her. She is clearly horrified by her actions, and you'd be forgiven for feeling sympathy for her.
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* BarredFromTheAfterlife: La Llorona who not only killed her children, but also broke the ultimate sin by killing herself.

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* BarredFromTheAfterlife: In some versions, La Llorona who is this after not only killed killing her children, but also broke breaking the ultimate sin by killing herself.



* FateWorseThanDeath: La Llorona had been barred from the afterlife and forced to walk the Earth until she found her lost children.

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* FateWorseThanDeath: In some versions, La Llorona had has been barred from the afterlife and forced to walk the Earth until she found finds her lost children.
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* AFateWorseThanDeath: La Llorona had been barred from the afterlife and forced to walk the Earth until she found her lost children.

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* AFateWorseThanDeath: FateWorseThanDeath: La Llorona had been barred from the afterlife and forced to walk the Earth until she found her lost children.
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La Llorona is often used as a bedtime story for their children, who are told that she will come and take them away if they don't behave themselves.

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La Llorona is often used as a bedtime story for their children, who are told that she will come and take them away if they don't behave themselves.
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[[caption-width-right:350:A statue of La Llorona on the island in Xochimilco, Mexico.]]

La Llorona ("The Weeping Woman") is a Hispanic-American mythical VengefulGhost said to roam waterfront areas, mourning her children whom she drowned. Her legend is traditionally told throughout Mexico, Central America, and northern South America, though it has found its way into the United States courtesy of immigrants. La Llorona is often conflated with UsefulNotes/LaMalinche.

Depending on which version of the myth you hear, La Llorona's murderous rage was caused by her husband either cheating on or abandoning her.

La Llorona is often used as a bedtime story for their children, who are told that she will come and take them away if they don't behave themselves.

The myth of La Llorona has been adapted into multiple films, most of which had been poorly received. They include, but are not limited to, ''Film/TheCurseOfLaLlorona'' and ''Film/LaLlorona''.

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!!This myth contains the following tropes:
* BarredFromTheAfterlife: La Llorona who not only killed her children, but also broke the ultimate sin by killing herself.
* DrivenToSuicide: Stricken with grief after drowning her children, La Llorona took her own life.
* AFateWorseThanDeath: La Llorona had been barred from the afterlife and forced to walk the Earth until she found her lost children.
* OffingTheOffspring: La Llorona murdered her children in a fit of rage after she discovered that her husband cheated on her, before [[DrivenToSuicide killing herself]].
* WomanScorned: In some versions of the myth, La Llorona murdered her children and herself after seeing her husband with another woman.
* WouldHurtAChild: La Llorona murdered her own children in blind rage and, in some versions of the myth, is said to kill any other child she comes across when she realizes that they aren't her own.

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