La Llorona y Otras Leyendas Latinoamericanas ...

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En este intrigante episodio, José y Paulina exploran las tradiciones de Halloween y Día de Muertos. Descubren fascinantes leyendas como "La Llorona" y "La Viudita", que te llevarán por un viaje al mundo de los espíritus y el misterio. Además, desvelan el origen de "La Catrina", u ...  Show more

The legend of La Llorona haunts the streets of Mexico and Latin America, the story of a woman who searches eternally for her children.

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Producer: Edwin Covarrubias
Research: Madeline Guerra
Music: Simon Wilkinson

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This week the boys break down the dark, mythical folktale of the Mexican "boogeywoman" La Llorona, the ghost of a "weeping" mother said to haunt the shorelines of bodies of water across multiple regions of South America. Is it just a parable to k ...