''The Curse of the Crying Woman'' (
Spanish
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: '' La maldición de la llorona'') is a 1961 Mexican
horror film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit physical or psychological fear in its viewers. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with Transgressive art, transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements of the genre include Mo ...
(released in 1963), directed by
Rafael Baledón
Rafael Baledón Cárdenas (25 November 1919 – 6 May 1994) was a Mexican actor, director, screenwriter, and producer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He worked in both film and television.
Life
Rafael Baledón was on 25 November 1919 in ...
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In the film, married couple Amelia and Jaime travel to an old country house owned by Amelia's aunt Selma, who practices black magic. Selma tries to use her niece in order to resurrect "
la llorona
(; ) is a vengeful ghost in Hispanic American folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children whom she drowned in a jealous rage after discovering her husband was unfaithful to her. Whoever hears her crying either suffer ...
" (the crying woman), an ancient specter.
See also
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La Llorona
(; ) is a vengeful ghost in Hispanic American folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children whom she drowned in a jealous rage after discovering her husband was unfaithful to her. Whoever hears her crying either suffer ...
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List of ghost films
Ghost movies and shows can fall into a wide range of genres, including romance, comedy, horror, juvenile interest, and drama.
History
With the advent of motion pictures and television, screen depictions of ghosts became common and spanned a vari ...
References
External links
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Revista CinefaniaTurner Classic Movies
1961 films
1961 horror films
Mexican supernatural horror films
1960s Spanish-language films
Films set in country houses
La Llorona films
1960s Mexican films
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