History Characters / TheCurseOfLaLlorona

!!Chris and Samantha Tate-Garcia

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Oliver Alexander (Carlos) and Aiden Lewandowski (Tomas)

[[folder:The Alvarez Family]]
!! The Alvarez Family
->'''Portrayed By''': Patricia Velásquez (Patricia), Oliver Alexander (Carlos), Aiden Lewandowski (Tomas)
-> '''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheCurseOfLaLlorona''

One of two Los Angeles families that fell victim to La Llorona in 1973.

* AbuseMistake: Carlos and Tomas are taken into the custody of Los Angeles' child services after it's believed that Patricia abused them by burning them, after which she locked them up in a closet. In reality, it was part of their mother's efforts to protect them from La Llorona.
* DisappearedDad: Carlos and Tomas' father is nowhere to be seen, nor is he even mentioned.
* TheDragon: Her sons' deaths motivates Patricia [[spoiler:to try to be this for La Llorona... [[EvilIsNotAToy but obviously, it doesn't work out.]]]]
* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler:La Llorona knocks Patricia out after she lets her enter the Garcia residence.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: Patricia's desire to exact vengeance against Anna slowly escalates [[spoiler:to the point that she breaks into the Garcia residence, takes Anna's two children hostage, shoots Rafael in one of his shoulders, and deliberately breaks the line of fire tree seeds in order to let La Llorona inside.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:However, by the same token, she redeems herself after La Llorona knocks her out and she overhears the ensuing commotion. Not wanting Anna to suffer like she did, she frees her from her house's basement.]]
* PrayerOfMalice: After she is arrested under suspicion of killing Carlos and Tomas, Patricia's FaceHeelTurn begins with her [[spoiler:fervently praying for La Llorona to "give [her sons] back to [her] and take [Anna's children] instead."]]
* RecoveredAddict: It's briefly mentioned by Anna that Patricia was once an alcoholic.
* RevengeByProxy: After Carlos and Tomas are drowned, Patricia [[spoiler:initially prays for La Llorona to kill Chris and Samantha in exchange for her sons being resurrected. In the film's climax, she shows up to Anna's house armed with a gun in an attempt to make sure it happens.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Carlos and Tomas try to inform Anna that Patricia didn't burn them, but given her initial lack of knowledge about La Llorona, she doesn't believe their account. That night, both boys are lured out into a hallway by La Llorona and then drowned in the Los Angeles River.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Patricia is never seen or talked about again after the film's climax. While logic dictates that she was arrested and imprisoned again, it's equally as likely that Anna and Rafael choose to let her actions slide because of all the hell La Llorona put them through.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:As part of her crazed plan for revenge, Patricia intends to sacrifice Chris and Samantha to La Llorona. However, her [[HeelFaceTurn change of heart]] firmly averts this trope.]]

[[folder:The Garcia Family]]
!! The Garcia Family
->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/LindaCardellini (Anna Tate-Garcia), Roman Christou (Chris), Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen (Samantha)
-> '''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheCurseOfLaLlorona''

One of two Los Angeles families that fell victim to La Llorona in 1973.

* DepartmentOfChildDisservices: Anna is a social worker, and by all appearances, she is very good at her job. However, since her latest case involves a supernatural OutsideContextProblem she was initially unaware of, her intervention ultimately ends up ensuring that Patricia's sons are drowned by La Llorona.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Taking Carlos and Tomas away from Patricia ensures that La Llorona lures them to their deaths that night.

[[folder:Rafael Olvera]]
!! Rafael Olvera
->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/RaymondCruz
-> '''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheCurseOfLaLlorona''

A "curandero" and former Catholic priest who helps people deal with supernatural threats.

* GoodIsNotNice: He is entirely on the side of good, but that won’t stop him from [[spoiler:using the entire Garcia family as ''bait'' for La Llorona]].
* OccultDetective: He uses his knowledge of the supernatural to try and protect people.

[[folder: La Llorona]]
!!La Llorona
->'''Portrayed By''': Marisol Ramirez

A ghostly spirit who was believed to have drowned her sons and was forever unable to pass on until she found them.

* AxCrazy: Her predilection for killing children that aren’t hers speaks a lot about her terrible mental state.
* BarredFromTheAfterlife: As part of her punishment, La Llorona could not pass on.
* BigBad: Of ''The Curse of La Llorona''.
* DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler:After Anna stabs her in her chest with a cross made from a fire tree, she dissolves into nothing... hopefully for good.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: Consumed by guilt, La Llorona drowned herself in the same river in which she killed her sons.
* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler:Patricia may have allowed her into the Garcia residence by breaking the line of fire tree seeds at its front door, but even so, La Llorona simply knocks her out and resumes her pursuit of Anna's children shortly afterwards.]]
* FateWorseThanDeath: La Llorona's double murder-suicide resulted in her being cursed to walk the Earth until she found her sons.
* GhostlyGoals: Find her late sons and move on into the afterlife with them.
* GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath: Possesses sickly golden eyes that glow.
* GreenEyedMonster: According to Father Perez, she drowned Bartolo and Diego "in a fit of jealous rage" after learning of her husband's affair.
* ItsAllAboutMe: She murdered her own children upon discovering her husband's infidelity, and continues to murder other children that aren't hers.
* NoNameGiven: La Llorona's real name is never uncovered.
* OffingTheOffspring: Killed her own children after she found out that her husband was cheating on her with a younger woman.
* StringyHairedGhostGirl: Likely inspired by this trope, while not an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onry%C5%8D onryo.]]
* UndeadAbomination: La Llorona borders on this, as she is a monstrous, homicidally insane spirit who is twisted in body and mind. If the legends surrounding her are any indication, she has been active since the 19th century at the bare minimum.
* WalkingTheEarth: Her punishment until she finds a way to reunite with Bartolo and Diego.
* WasOnceAMan: She started off as a beautiful woman residing in a village in New Spain, but Rafael argues that any humanity she may have had left is long since gone. [[spoiler:In spite of his claims, Chris is able to reach out to her by holding up the necklace her sons gave her. [[HopeSpot She gently caresses his face and sheds what seems to be a genuine]] [[TearsOfRemorse tear of remorse]]. However, it only lasts until Samantha unintentionally unveils a mirror.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Oh, ''hell yes''. After drowning her own sons, drowning other parents' children two at a time becomes her modus operandi.

* WidowWoman: Anna’s husband was a police officer who died in the line of duty. The family is still coping with their new situation.

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