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The Weeping Woman ‘La Llorona’: A Mexican Legend – 1500s

The Legend of La Llorona often referred to as the ‘Weeping Woman’ or as ‘The Wailer’, is an ancient Mexican legend that has its root in Mexican and Mayan pre-Hispanic origins.

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