Brenda Salguero and Dr. Orquidea Morales use their expertise and experiences, to explore the world of Latin American and Latinx folklore, horror, and monsters
Episodes
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
We invite you to listen to the first episode of Monstras, a podcast that explores the folklore and history surrounding popular monsters from Latin America. Our debut episode features La Llorona also known as the "wailing woman."
Warnings: Suicide, murder, child death
Story by Maria Gavia
Theme Song by Patrick Mullens
1 years ago
I am so glad that I found this podcast! It’s so interesting to hear the other versions of La Llorona. In my grandma’s version, the husband wasn’t a higher status, and they were married. But in her version, he was an unfaithful drunk who left her for another woman. I had always internalized the message as be discerning when it comes to men because you have to bear the consequences of ending up with a bad one. In the story, he doesn’t bear any consequence, loss, or punishment, unlike her.