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Not to be confused with the 1963 Mexican horror film (also based on La Llorona) ''The Curse of the Crying Woman'', or with the 2019 Guatemalan film ''La Llorona''.

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Not to be confused with the 1963 Mexican horror film (also based on La Llorona) ''The Curse of the Crying Woman'', or with the 2019 Guatemalan film ''La Llorona''.
''Film/LaLlorona''.
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* StringyHairedGhostGirl: La Llorona. This is obviously a [[Homage reference]] to Film/TheRing or Film/TheGrudge movies.

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* StringyHairedGhostGirl: La Llorona. This is obviously a [[Homage reference]] ShoutOut to Film/TheRing or Film/TheGrudge movies.
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* StringyHairedGhostGirl: La Llorona. This is obviously a [[Homage homage]] to Film/TheRing or Film/TheGrudge movies.

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* StringyHairedGhostGirl: La Llorona. This is obviously a [[Homage homage]] reference]] to Film/TheRing or Film/TheGrudge movies.
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* StringyHairedGhostGirl: La Llorona. This is obviously a [[Homage homage] to Film/TheRing or Film/TheGrudge movies.

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* StringyHairedGhostGirl: La Llorona. This is obviously a [[Homage homage] homage]] to Film/TheRing or Film/TheGrudge movies.
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* StealthSequel: The film was never marketed as an entry in ''The Conjuring Universe'', although there were a lot of rumors until the advance screening at SXSW 2019 cleared it up.

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* StealthSequel: The film was never marketed as an entry in ''The Conjuring Universe'', although there were StringyHairedGhostGirl: La Llorona. This is obviously a lot of rumors until the advance screening at SXSW 2019 cleared it up.[[Homage homage] to Film/TheRing or Film/TheGrudge movies.
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''The Curse of La Llorona'' is a 2019 supernatural horror film and which serves as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse''[[labelno]]te:*]]see ExiledFromContinuity in the Trivia section[[/labelnote of horror films. The film stars Creator/LindaCardellini, Creator/RaymondCruz, and Patricia Velásquez. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, it tells the story of a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a series of child abductions. Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's children as her own.

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''The Curse of La Llorona'' is a 2019 supernatural horror film and which serves as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse''[[labelno]]te:*]]see ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse''[[labelnote:*]]see ExiledFromContinuity in the Trivia section[[/labelnote section[[/labelnote]] of horror films. The film stars Creator/LindaCardellini, Creator/RaymondCruz, and Patricia Velásquez. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, it tells the story of a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a series of child abductions. Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's children as her own.
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''The Curse of La Llorona'' is a 2019 supernatural horror film and which serves as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' of horror films. The film stars Creator/LindaCardellini, Creator/RaymondCruz, and Patricia Velásquez. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, it tells the story of a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a series of child abductions. Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's children as her own.

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''The Curse of La Llorona'' is a 2019 supernatural horror film and which serves as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse''[[labelno]]te:*]]see ExiledFromContinuity in the Trivia section[[/labelnote of horror films. The film stars Creator/LindaCardellini, Creator/RaymondCruz, and Patricia Velásquez. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, it tells the story of a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a series of child abductions. Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's children as her own.
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* JumpScare: The movie uses a lot of them.
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** La Llorona wasn't the [[Film/TheMummyTrilogy first paranormal entity]] Patricia Velásquez got involved with.


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* WhamLine: "...To some."
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Not to be confused with the 1963 Mexican horror film (also based on La Llorona) ''The Curse of the Crying Woman''.

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Not to be confused with the 1963 Mexican horror film (also based on La Llorona) ''The Curse of the Crying Woman''.
Woman'', or with the 2019 Guatemalan film ''La Llorona''.
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''The Curse of La Llorona'' is a 2019 supernatural horror film and which serves as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' of horror films. The film stars Creator/LindaCardellini, Raymond Cruz, and Patricia Velásquez. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, it tells the story of a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a series of child abductions. Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's children as her own.

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''The Curse of La Llorona'' is a 2019 supernatural horror film and which serves as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' of horror films. The film stars Creator/LindaCardellini, Raymond Cruz, Creator/RaymondCruz, and Patricia Velásquez. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, it tells the story of a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a series of child abductions. Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's children as her own.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Have they felt the sting of her tears? They will. Soon. And she will come for them."'']]
->'''Father Perez:''' Children are told to behave, listen to their elders, or La Llorona will come and steal them away.\\
'''Anna:''' So it’s a folktale?\\
'''Father Perez:''' To some.


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'''Previews:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALhy6XTpMlk Teaser]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOV-xMYQ7sk Trailer]].
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* WouldHurtAChild: In her backstory, La Llorona murdered her own children in blind rage and would kill any other child she came across when she realizes that they weren't her own.

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** Patricia too, for being willing to set up Sam and Chris to get killed by La Llorona to get her revenge on Anna. [[spoiler: Averted when she eventually has a change of heart and helps Anna save her children in the climax]].
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* ActorAllusion: Sam is shown watching ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' on TV. Her mother's actress, Linda Cardellini, played Velma Dinkley in the show's [[Film/ScoobyDoo two live-action]] [[Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed adaptations]].

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* ActorAllusion: Sam is shown watching ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' on TV. Her mother's actress, Linda Cardellini, played Velma Dinkley in the show's [[Film/ScoobyDoo two live-action]] [[Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed adaptations]].adaptations]] and played [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated Marcie Fleecher]].
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''The Curse of La Llorona'' is a 2019 supernatural horror film and which serves as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' of horror films. The film stars Creator/LindaCardellini, Raymond Cruz, and Patricia Velásquez. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, it tells the story of a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a situation. Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's as her own.

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''The Curse of La Llorona'' is a 2019 supernatural horror film and which serves as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' of horror films. The film stars Creator/LindaCardellini, Raymond Cruz, and Patricia Velásquez. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, it tells the story of a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a situation. series of child abductions. Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's children as her own.
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Not to be confused with the 1963 Mexican horror film (also based on La Llorona) ''Film/TheCurseOfTheCryingWoman''.

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Not to be confused with the 1963 Mexican horror film (also based on La Llorona) ''Film/TheCurseOfTheCryingWoman''.''The Curse of the Crying Woman''.
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* OnceMoreWithClarity: The opening scene shows La Llorona murdering her children, but doesn't explain why. It is only later when Father Perez tells Anna her story that her reasons are explained.

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* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:After having apparently gotten rid of La Llorona, Anna's kids run back into the house to play, but she becomes spooked when she turns around and sees what looks like a puddle of tears.]]



* {{Foreshadowing}}: During the morning routine, Sam is searching for her doll, Misty, while ignoring that she is late catching the bus, showing right from the get go that she values it over important things. [[spoiler:She loses it again later in the film and spots it in the porch. Which is outside of the warding powder that Rafael put on. Guess what she does.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Patricia's conscience eventually gets the better of her and she decides to release Anna from the closet where La Llorona locked her in so she can save her children.]]



* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:After having apparently gotten rid of La Llorona, Anna's kids run back into the house to play, but she becomes spooked when she turns around and sees what looks like a puddle of tears.]]

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* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:After having apparently gotten rid of La Llorona, Anna's kids run back WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Patricia is not mentioned or seen again after she frees Anna from the closet. Considering that she broke into the a person's house to play, but and shot someone, logic would dictate she becomes spooked when she turns around is arrested, although it's equally likely that Anna and sees what looks like Rafael choose to let everything slip away, as they are all affected by La Llorona.]]
* WidowWoman: Anna recently lost her husband during
a puddle line of tears.]]duty and La Llorona's appearance doesn't make her cope better.
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''The Curse of La Llorona'' is a 2019 supernatural horror film and will serve as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' of horror films. The film stars Creator/LindaCardellini, Raymond Cruz, and Patricia Velásquez. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, it tells the story of a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a situation. Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's as her own.

The film is scheduled for release on April 19th, 2019.

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''The Curse of La Llorona'' is a 2019 supernatural horror film and will serve which serves as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' of horror films. The film stars Creator/LindaCardellini, Raymond Cruz, and Patricia Velásquez. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, it tells the story of a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a situation. Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's as her own.

The film is scheduled for release was released on April 19th, 2019.
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* TheLoad: Sam is obnoxiously useless compared to her brother. [[spoiler:Twice she managed to put them in greater danger against La Llorona, first by breaking a warding circle to retrieve a doll, and then by knocking over the cover to a mirror to interrupt La Llorona actually being reached for a moment.]]
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Not to be confused with the 1963 Mexican horror film (also based on La Llorona) ''Film/TheCurseOfTheCryingWoman''.
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* TheCameo: [[Film/{{Annabelle}} Father Perez]] appears to tell Anna about La Llorona and to offer help. He even tells her about the doll that caused him to believe in the supernatural.


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* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:After having apparently gotten rid of La Llorona, Anna's kids run back into the house to play, but she becomes spooked when she turns around and sees what looks like a puddle of tears.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: By taking Patricia's children away from her, the social services end up making them vulnerable to La Llorona.
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''The Curse of La Llorona'' is an upcoming 2019 supernatural horror film and will serve as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' of horror films. The film stars Creator/LindaCardellini, Raymond Cruz, and Patricia Velásquez. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, it tells the story of a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a situation. Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's as her own.

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''The Curse of La Llorona'' is an upcoming a 2019 supernatural horror film and will serve as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' of horror films. The film stars Creator/LindaCardellini, Raymond Cruz, and Patricia Velásquez. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, it tells the story of a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a situation. Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's as her own.
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''The Curse of La Llorona'' is an upcoming 2019 supernatural horror film and will serve as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' of horror films. The film regards a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a situation. Arriving to 1970s Los Angeles, California, Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's as her own.

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''The Curse of La Llorona'' is an upcoming 2019 supernatural horror film and will serve as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' of horror films. The film regards stars Creator/LindaCardellini, Raymond Cruz, and Patricia Velásquez. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, it tells the story of a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a situation. Arriving to 1970s Los Angeles, California, Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's as her own.



* TheSeventies: The film mostly takes place in 1973.
* AbuseMistake: The social services take Patricia's children into custody upon finding them locked up in the closet by their mother, mistakenly believing that she is abusive. She is actually preventing La Llorona from claiming them, which happens less than a day later. Later, Anna almost suffers the same fate when the social services notice Chris and Sam's hand scars that are caused by La Llorona, although she is quickly let go.
* ActorAllusion: Sam is shown watching ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' on TV. Her mother's actress, Linda Cardellini, played Velma Dinkley in the show's [[Film/ScoobyDoo two live-action]] [[Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed adaptations]].



* 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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* BilingualBonus: Other than the opening scene, the film's Spanish lines are completely untranslated.
* ChekhovsGun: La Llorona's pendant, which Anna took after their struggle in the pool. [[spoiler:Chris uses it to distract her long enough for Anna and Rafael to reach the attic and save him and Sam.]]
* AFateWorseThanDeath: La Llorona had been barred from the afterlife and forced to walk the Earth until she found her lost children.
* MorningRoutine: Happens after the film fast forwards to 1973.
* OffingTheOffspring: In the backstory, La Llorona murdered her children in a fit of rage after she discovered that her husband cheated on her, before [[DrivenToSuicide killing herself]].
* OnlyAFleshWound: Rafael survives Patricia's gunshot that struck his shoulder.
* RevengeByProxy:
** Because she regards Anna as the person responsible for the deaths of her children, Patricia exacts her revenge by setting La Llorona to hunt Anna's children.
** La Llorona herself murdered her children as revenge against her husband's infidelity.
* StealthSequel: The film was never marketed as an entry in ''The Conjuring Universe'', although there were a lot of rumors until the advance screening at SXSW 2019 cleared it up.
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The Curse of La Llorona is an upcoming 2019 supernatural horror film and will serve as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' of horror films. The film regards a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a situation. Arriving to 1970s Los Angeles, California, Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's as her own.

The film is scheduled for release on April 19th, 2019/

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The ''The Curse of La Llorona Llorona'' is an upcoming 2019 supernatural horror film and will serve as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' of horror films. The film regards a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a situation. Arriving to 1970s Los Angeles, California, Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's as her own.

The film is scheduled for release on April 19th, 2019/2019.



* WouldHurtAChild: In her backstory, La Llorona murdered her own children in blind rage and would kill any other child she came across when she realizes that they aren't her children.

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The Curse of La Llorona is an upcoming 2019 supernatural horror film and will serve as the sixth entry in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' of horror films. The film regards a social worker named Anna Garcia who is called to investigate a situation. Arriving to 1970s Los Angeles, California, Anna finds herself marked by the legendary La Llorona, otherwise known as the "Weeping Woman" who will stop at nothing until she claimed Anna's as her own.

The film is scheduled for release on April 19th, 2019/
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* BarredFromTheAfterlife: La Llorona who not only killed her children, but also broke the ultimate sin by killing herself.
* AFateWorseThanDeath: La Llorona had been barred from the afterlife and forced to walk the Earth until she found her lost children.
* {{Tagline}}: She wants your children.
* WouldHurtAChild: In her backstory, La Llorona murdered her own children in blind rage and would kill any other child she came across when she realizes that they aren't her children.

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