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Jul 2021
8m 29s

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

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About this episode
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

Episode page: https://adarkmemory.com/la-llorona-the-legend-of-the-weeping-woman/
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