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Jul 2021
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La Llorona: The Legend of the Weeping Wo...
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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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