Monday, October 29, 2012

Halloween Special - La Llorona

Every culture has spooky legends, and La llorona is one of Latino culture's most terrifying stories! 

La llorona is Spanish for The Weeping Woman. Read about the legend here, here and here and complete one of the following Hot Tamale Activities by emailing me bordner@cityhigh.org or leave a comment.
  • What is she crying about? 
  • What would you do if you were her? 
  • What legends/scary stories do we have that are similar to this story?
La llorona is now mainstream in the United States. NBC's show Grimm used La llorona in their Halloween episode. Watch the behind the scenes below.

You can watch the whole episode here. Here are some additional Hot Tamale Activities
  • How does the Grimm episode and the story compare? How is the TV show different than the legend?

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