Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for October 23, 2023

Eeeeekkkkk!

The Crying Woman

From Wikipedia:

La Llorona is a Mexican vengeful ghost who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children who she drowned in a jealous rage after discovering her husband was cheating on her.

I like how Cantú and Castellanos work in Mexican folklore. This is one of the reasons I liked using this in my Spanish class.

Say, I think there was a story about her on an episode of Paranormal: Caught on Camera! Isn’t she that screaming ghost?

Tia makes a great La Llorona!

I saw a movie about La Llorona. This was a cheap early version. Every time I heard the mournful cry, I would laugh as it was a pitiful effort.

that’s not good

And the Greeks had Medea. Who knew?

Looking forward to a great Halloween story arc.

“(♪♫) La-La-La-LA LLORONA!”

It’s boogie man kind of story to keep children from wandering at night. Or husbands. She weeps for hers now, but in the heat she took out him & his. It’s said to have happened along the upper Rio Grande, or was it the lower Colorado? It’s an ancient tale that probably happens now & again.

@pschearer- Thanks for the info and MAN!! That’s deep! And if you remember, that actually happened years ago when a wife was mad at the husband and she drowned their two young children. And I’ll never forget the news headline: “MONSTER!!”

@@pschearer- And you would never think she was capable of doing something like that because she looked like a little lame, dorky college professor!

Well then, it’s time to drown Gracie!

A friend of mine has a bumper sticker that says “Honk if you’ve seen la Llorona.”

Here in TexMexland, that’s very funny.

Is that the song in Coco?

Well, thanks a lot! I had to look up what La Llarona was, and now I have to watch the movie!!!

Follow-up comment: If I have nightmares tonight, I know who to blame!!!!!