La Llorona — The Legend Of

: She typically appears as a tall, thin apparition dressed in a flowing white gown or rebozo (shawl).

: In some versions, she can appear as a beautiful woman to lure solitary men, only to reveal a skeletal face or a horse's head upon closer contact. The Legend of La Llorona

: She is famously heard wailing, "¡Ay, mis hijos!" (Oh, my children!) near bodies of water at night. 2. Appearance & Characteristics : She typically appears as a tall, thin

The most common version of the tale tells of a beautiful young woman named who marries a wealthy man. After years of neglect and his eventual infidelity, Maria is consumed by a fit of uncontrollable rage and drowning her two children in a river. Realizing what she has done, she is overcome with grief and either drowns herself or dies of sorrow on the riverbank. Realizing what she has done, she is overcome

While her roots are deep in , the legend has adapted as it spread: