@@pablo_giustiniani You dont speak Spanish like that. I really couldnt think of one even though Im fluent in Spanish since its difficult to get a good translation. The best I could do is ¨Has elegido la muerte¨
When I was little my parents would always warn me of la llorona. Little me ofcourse was terrified. Old me is touched and feel sad for her and her story.
In the Nica version she had 3 kids that she drowned. Funny how just a little detail gets added or taken away between similar cultures. Oh and we also have a version of her with a horses head, that eats "straying men".
That seems even worse since she would have to juggle 2 of them with one hand until she finished drowning the first then finish the others. much more torturous on both her and the childrens sides.
Or sometimes it is the Homem do Saco phormula Who he is? Dunno What he does? Ehm... Kidnaps disobeying children with a big sack Why he does so? He evil. Don't disobey. Works every time
if you frame everything down to the basics this is literally just how storytelling works. "Character dealing with conflict" describes literally all narrative.
@@jorgeporras9262 yah I was about to say in the versions I've heard he never comes back for the kids he just rides through town with his new wife and she sees them together and then kills her kids
Legend has it, that if you hear her cry near you, you are safe because she is far away, but if you can barely hear it, you are in trouble because she is right where you are.
I've heard that same effect regarding the Mananangal in Philippine Demonology. The farther the demon may sound, the closer she is really. Dang, what kind of Jinns do u ppl piss off? 🤔
@@Valhain similar thing here. Haven't heard the rusalka story but I'm a lifelong horror fan who hardly gets scared by movies or stories but this one creeps me out a lot.
“She wouldn’t be able to join with her sons in the afterlife until she found the bodies of her sons” She killed her own sons, I’m pretty sure she’ll have to do a whole lot more than just that to get in
La Llorona's character is drawn in such a cute, but derpy way. (No shade against the artist, I love your work forever and always). It makes me want to go up and hug her and just be like "It's gonna be alright"
"Never gonna stop, give it up, such a spooky mind I always get it up, for the touch of the ghostly kind My, my, my, aye-aye, whoa! M-m-m-my Llorona M-m-m-my Llorona!" ♫
In the version I herd she had seven kids and she threw them of a bridge in to a raging river. Its interesting to see how little details can change in a story. Over time those details can change enough to make a whole new story.
And I heard a completely different tale that I've never heard anyone else talk about where the husband stole the kids in the night and drowned them thinking they weren't his kids which caused her to kill herself.
Ay de mí llorona, llorona de azul celeste. Ay de mí llorona, llorona de azul celeste. Y aunque la vida me cueste, llorona. No dejaré de quererte. ¡No dejaré de quererte!
Me subí al pino más alto, llorona, a ver si te divisaba Me subí al pino más alto, llorona, a ver si te divisaba Como el pino era tierno, llorona, al verme llorar, lloraba Como el pino era tierno, llorona, al verme llorar, lloraba
A un santo cristo de hierro, llorona, mis penas le conté yo A un santo cristo de hierro, llorona, mis penas le conté yo ¿cómo no serían mis penas, llorona, que él santo cristo lloro? ¿cómo no serían mis penas, llorona, que él santo cristo lloro?
Dos besos llevo en el alma llorona, que no se apartan de mí. Dos besos llevo en el alma llorona, que no se apartan de mí. El último de mi madre, llorona, y el primero que te di. El último de mi madre, llorona, y el primero que te di.
That stuff about La Malinche being La Llorona isn't supposed to be a way of switching blame from Cortés to a woman. It is supposed to represent the grief of the survivors of the Spanish plagues that wiped out most of the indigenous people of the time. They helped the Spanish topple the Mexica Empire, which oppressed many tribes into giving tribute in the region, and for their help, they lost 90% of their people.
Problem is, the plagues from the Old World began before Cortez arrived. Previous Spanish landings and expeditions on the Mexican coast had already brought the diseases to Mesoamerica. When Cortez had arrived, the plagues had gotten there first. Spanish presence just made it spread faster.
@@SamTheCrazyOne Yep. It stems from the propaganda of the Mexican Revolution and the nationalism before that. It's funny when you read their history books, everyone except the beloved Mexican Federal government is to blame for Mexico's woes.
Let's not forget the term "Malinchism". A negative term that shames someone for their association to another culture. La Malinche is not a well treated character.
@@powerup3005 YES the Cucui. My mom would always say ¨Aqui viene el cucui¨ Which would scare my siblings into doing whatever she wanted. Same with the Viejo.
Oooh, too right; that regent had alot going on about her and her kingdom during her reign. But yeah, as Richard put it, they're more likely to do it if it's a Patreon request I think.
Just an addition. This tale has been around since colonial times, it always has been a story inherited from the conquista, since the caste system was placed in Mexico. It wasn't just that it was a Rich boy, but he was either a Criollo or an Spanish Rich boy. In some stories she was indigenous in others she was mestiza (mixed). We have both classicism and colorism and this story draws from both. And yes, the Cortez/Malinche version is a new one that doesn't make much sense but it was in one of my Spanish class books.
As a mexican I find it funny that the few legends about my country that you guys have covered have warnings. When here we tell 10 year olds about it whitout any filter.
The initial story of murdering the sons to not bear to see them go reminds me of Medea in Greek Mythology. Perhaps this story could serve as the basis of a sequel to that horrifying tale?
I recently read an interesting article on a blog called Rejected Disney Princesses (a site which explores fascinating women throughout history) which also ties La Llorona to the Aztecs. In this case she was tied an apparition of a wailing woman crying out in the streets of Tenochtilan saying "My children, where shall I take you?”. Apparently this was one of eight bizarre apparitions witnessed by the Aztecs in the days leading up to the arrival of the Spanish which also including fiery destructions of sacred temples and mysterious two headed beings. Spooky stuff. The article did also mention Malinche however as a possible inspiration to the legend though. Anywho, great video as always Extra History guys. :)
I love this series. I'm actually learning more about my own culture. But I must say... those "Mexican clothes" would not be invented until the XIX century... Oh crap! You used the right clothes on the conclusion statement.... never mind, great work. Keep'em coming :D
@@castroglez1613 the kind that actually reads? I did not say I didn't know about la llorona. I said I was learning more about my culture with the whole series ( there's been a few Aztec and Mayan legends as well ) Apréndale a leer antes de repelar necesades.
Yup Im mexican American and this tale is real my grandmother encountered her she was weeping about her children and she Is TERRIFYING and this tale from my childhood is TERRIFYING
It sounds quite silly indeed, yet i had a great-uncle that died after actually encountering her. Yes she is real and yes she´s stll at it, its quite the crazy world and not all child tales are mere tales.
Okay, this just made my day. La Llorona has been something I've been fascinated with ever since I first heard the story in second grade. And you guys did a great job with this. Brilliant!
I grew up by Mexico and the amount of versions I heard of La Llorona was incredible. The one I remember hearing about as a kid was that La Llorona was the new wife of the rich husband when the former wife died and left her with two stepsons when she married. She drowned them because she was jealous of the attention they got from her husband, and then felt horribly guilty afterwards. She also had a tomato red face, from drowning herself. Gave me so many nightmares!
Ohhhh such a good mith! La llorona has sooooo many variants. One of my favorits is actually a Pre-colonial one, where before the spaniards reached mexico there where many bad owmens. One of which was la llorona crying "MIS HIJOS!!!" (my children), in the sense that she was crying for her children de Mexica (aztec), and la llorona was Tonantzin in this case, the Goddess of the earth. In my city of Veracruz the story is very simimilar to the one you told, exept that "la llorona" got crazy jelly of her children by getting so much attention from the father that she went mad and killed them so he would only pay attention to her, then when she regained her senses she emmm well un-lived herself. But still goes around looking for her children, not being able to admit she had un-lived them.
Ah and ol' tale from my home country, always wandering in the night it's a pleasure after hearing it well that's until you become an adult and not a kid to be kidnapped by La llorona
Today its also independence day in Mexico! Woo hoo, also it would have been lovely to mention all the beautiful songs and poems about her, the myth also says that she also kills man by disguising herself as a beautiful woman to hypnotize them into drowning, since they remind her of her husband.
I've been waiting for you to do this myth since you started the extra mythology. I live in that area and I've heard this story since elementary school every Halloween. Much spookier around that time of year
I worked construction in Dallas TX, and my foreman said that in his hometown on the border there was a river with a weeping woman who took his friend. It may just be a myth but the loss is real
Hmmm, I still hope for the day they will do south east asia mythology for it's chock full of interesting stories such as Toyols, Orang Minyak and Pontianak
As a little side note, in some versions of the tale the volume of her cries determines how far away is she but in reverse. So if you hear her out loud she is far away, but the lower the sound, the closer she is; until you hear nothing.
As someone suffering from suicidal thoughts from the age of 6 upwards, 22 years now, I am thankful for the thoughts you put into this and the trigger warnings are very appreciated! *hug* Thank you for taking care and not being abelist!❤
As someone who’s Hispanic, more specifically Mexican, this whole topic scares me. No my mom didn’t use the woman mentioned in this video to threaten me as a child but her and BoBo are real so we don’t mess with them
La Llorona reminds me of my online friend who narrated the story to me. I've never been aware nor interested in this lore, nor in lores of other countries aside from Greek/Norse/Egypt until he told me and I basically became so immersed in learning about the lores and myths of many more different countries. Even if you're not with me now Arch, this horrific story of yours will always remind me of you everytime I hear it. Thank you.
I do not get why this myth needs a warning in the beginning. Almost all myths you present had similarly heavy elements within them, and you did not leave a warning there. Still nice video :)
While I totally agree this not as... horrifying as having the daughter of a king, that was nothing but kind to your people, murdered, skinned and parading a young boy "dressed" with her skin in from of him (hi there Aztecs!), my guess is that: a) They got some complains about the other myths b) Maria's situation and crime are away more realistic and common c) This are very difficult times for many people around the world, and mental health issues skyrocketed in the last few months
Most of these myths take place in a nebulous past, a mythic age which never really existed. But this one is much more present and is an actual superstition that many people hold in the present day.
When I was little, I was told that La Llorona would appear at night in certain places... the problem is that "those places" were everywhere my relatives lived, and they live through all over Mexico, so even as I was little I was... skeptical that this "ghost" would appear all over Mexico and coincidentally where my relatives lived... I was still scared of the dark, so it was just the same, TBH.
Considering I know La Llorona as a Venezuelan spooky story, well... either that woman is really searching ALL the rivers she can, or there are too many murderous mothers full of regret for their deed in the world.
My dad told me a story about my great uncle in Porte Viejo Veracruz, Mexico. That he had witness La Llorona's face. It was like the face of a decaying donkey skull and after that he tried to flee but only barely escaped. He was then paralyzed and wasn't able to move for about a week. My dad has also said that he has heard her wail at night, but i forget if it was in Veracruz or when his family was still living in Mexico City. He has also shared other stories of great serpents, golden animals, bipedal black sheep, and witches. Mexico is wild
Interestingly, despite being born on México, the myth of La Llorona has permutated to almost every Latin American Country. Even here in Chile we have our own version of her, and we are hundreds of kilometers from Mexico.
A superstitious american citizen, after watching this video: "Well... Guess is time to bring back New Mexico to their original owners, I don't want some chicano ghosts killing our children..."
Every time EC talk about history pr myths related to my country there's a warning at the beginning, as a Mexican I feel so proud lol
I love mexican urban legends, they scare the shit outta me.
Mexicans are intense as hell, it's awesome
@Aldo Gutierrez Velazquez I've been trying to learn more about my parents culture and this helped and it's an interesting story.
@Aldo Gutierrez Velazquez i havent, can u describe it?
@@lindseyfrancesco4 Well our country is giant mass grave, so this myths are very tame compared to the reality
Everyone gansta till u hear "ay mis hijos" late at night.
jaden yuki Me a mexican about to start running
As a grown-ass man I would cry-shit myself in terror if I heard that at night
Mariano Perez me a German deciding to not go to Mexico until I’m 18
@@marianoperezromero3277 get in the truck! We're running away!
@@marianoperezromero3277 no es momento de pensar es momento de CORRER ALV
Me: doesn't do my Spanish homework
La Llorona: so you have chosen death.
@@pablo_giustiniani You dont speak Spanish like that. I really couldnt think of one even though Im fluent in Spanish since its difficult to get a good translation. The best I could do is ¨Has elegido la muerte¨
@@pablo_giustiniani Well In Mexican Spainsh it sounds weird.
the motivation I needed in college spanish
Yeah that’s what people always say “so you have chosen death”
Duolingo: THAT'S MY KILL
EC: "This episode may deal with topics that may be triggering. Viewer discretion is advised"
Mexican moms: *tell this story to every little children*
Also the non-mexican moms😂
Fr
Ha!
If it makes you feel better my Polish Mom did the same with baba yaga, and my Irish American Dad did the same with the Banshee
@@Ayem427 sees “American Dad”
*GOOD MORNING USA*
When I was little my parents would always warn me of la llorona.
Little me ofcourse was terrified.
Old me is touched and feel sad for her and her story.
I'm a grown man, but if I'm crossing a wash at night, you bet your ass I'm sprinting.
Latinx kids: ama, your stories are gonna traumatize me
Latinx moms: jajaja la demonia fue OOOOOOOO
@@That_Lady_Charlie you win lol
@@That_Lady_Charlie I love this comment
Dead me will be sorry for having felt sorry about her.
Did anyone else notice La Llorona popping into the background of the trees when he was talking?
Chris Koehler I had to go back to check
I did
Yep at 6:47
And again at the very end
They do that with most dark myths
In the Nica version she had 3 kids that she drowned. Funny how just a little detail gets added or taken away between similar cultures. Oh and we also have a version of her with a horses head, that eats "straying men".
The Nicaraguan version?
Talk about cheaters never prospering
The woman with face or head of a horse is the Cegua
OOGA BOOGA GALLOPINTO MOMOTOMBO UNGA BUNGA
That seems even worse since she would have to juggle 2 of them with one hand until she finished drowning the first then finish the others. much more torturous on both her and the childrens sides.
La Llorona in the background of the woods is unsettling.
FRICK
I didn't notice her D:
I didn't notice! Thanks for mentioning it.
5:10?
@@sharif47 Yep, also in 6:49 - 6:50 but the latter is the common end.
0:26 as well! She's there from the beginning
How to construct a fable:
1. The subject does something they're not supposed to.
2. The Bad Thing (tm) happens.
Tried and true formula for ages.
Forgot step 3:
Threaten your children with the main character
That is how fables work
Or sometimes it is the Homem do Saco phormula
Who he is? Dunno
What he does? Ehm... Kidnaps disobeying children with a big sack
Why he does so? He evil. Don't disobey.
Works every time
I mean... that's pretty much the definition of a fable, it's an instructional story that teaches by example lol
if you frame everything down to the basics this is literally just how storytelling works. "Character dealing with conflict" describes literally all narrative.
“NNNOOOOOO you can’t just drown kids that aren’t your dead sons”
La Llorona: Haha kids go *gurgles*
Thats gooooooolllllld
Ha noice
Haven’t found Dad yet, you cant drown Kids, but yeah
So wrong... so good!
Mythical comedy gold!
4:11 the rich guy's new wife just be like: "yup, just another tuesday."
Yes
Or with a boat, car, house
She was actually the fifth woman they'd come to claim the children from. XD
@@jorgeporras9262 yah I was about to say in the versions I've heard he never comes back for the kids he just rides through town with his new wife and she sees them together and then kills her kids
Legend has it, that if you hear her cry near you, you are safe because she is far away, but if you can barely hear it, you are in trouble because she is right where you are.
Dang, she is so upset that she broke the Doppler Effect.
That’s el cabron
I've heard that same effect regarding the Mananangal in Philippine Demonology. The farther the demon may sound, the closer she is really. Dang, what kind of Jinns do u ppl piss off? 🤔
Hahaha
@@shadmanhasan4205well said
17 year old: takes a swim in a river
La llorona: approaches*
Teenager: Uh... it’s my birthday?
La llorona: Understandable. Have a great day
éstonks- (blblblblblblblblbl- blblbl- blb- )
She's gives no fuck
Like is explained story has many versions in most she kills men not just boys
I don't think she cares, judging by the legend
@@FermiToll Yeah, as revenge against men with a wandering eye, or just a preemptive strike against single dudes before they can become total dicks.
Honestly up there with the Rusalka myth video in terms of scariness.
Yes. I felt the same.
What is the thing with evil supernatural women attracting people to death in watery graves? This story appears EVERYWHERE in the world it seems
Oddly enough, this gave me chills. The Rusalka for some reason, did not.
@@Valhain similar thing here. Haven't heard the rusalka story but I'm a lifelong horror fan who hardly gets scared by movies or stories but this one creeps me out a lot.
Way scarier
God the speech in this one gave me shivers
IKR?
scarier than The Grudge or The Ring
Snarled: wanna hear something *_scary?_*
watch a few videos at night and not get any sleep
ehh, I think the Pricolici one was scarier.
Same same same
@@Flame-rp6yq oh god I refuse to even watch her videos in the day, they scare me so bad
“She wouldn’t be able to join with her sons in the afterlife until she found the bodies of her sons”
She killed her own sons, I’m pretty sure she’ll have to do a whole lot more than just that to get in
The afterlife is surprisingly lenient, you still might get drowned for not doing your homework though.
@@joeyjojojrshabadoo7462 this is referring to the abrahamic afterlife and since she drowned herself she can't really repent for her actions
It's okay, I did need to study tonight anyway
I just got done studying
_u better get back to it,_ 5:48 _holds no promises_
Same, definitely shouldn't be doing my dual classes, naahhhh
Афанасий Афанасьев or sleep
Grew up in Southern Arizona. Yes, and I'm Hispanic. I hear Llorona and I go NOPE. If you need me. I won't be here.
La Llorona's character is drawn in such a cute, but derpy way. (No shade against the artist, I love your work forever and always). It makes me want to go up and hug her and just be like "It's gonna be alright"
I remember this story from when I was little it’s great to see someone do it justice
"Never gonna stop, give it up, such a spooky mind
I always get it up, for the touch of the ghostly kind
My, my, my, aye-aye, whoa!
M-m-m-my Llorona
M-m-m-my Llorona!" ♫
Gold!!!
@@masterimbecile really
Brilliant!
Wooo!
El Dorado's gold! We've found it!
In the version I herd she had seven kids and she threw them of a bridge in to a raging river.
Its interesting to see how little details can change in a story. Over time those details can change enough to make a whole new story.
And I heard a completely different tale that I've never heard anyone else talk about where the husband stole the kids in the night and drowned them thinking they weren't his kids which caused her to kill herself.
It's amazing how far this story ranges in what is being told
Boy: “who is that crying?”
10 seconds later
Boy: “who are you”
Depression: “oh I’m crying because I have never had a small child to control before”
La llorona: I just watched the last season of the Game of Thrones..
@@cosmicrider5898 damn that's a dragon level burn.
It’s been a long time since I’ve added a child’s face to my collection
@@daniel_sannguyen now that still gives me the chills... fucking caterpillar demon
This tale has been told to me so many times by my family and at 5:03 sent chills up my spine 😰
Made my heart skip a beat
5:08
Always Wailing,
Always....
Watching...
Wazoski
Says a Tiger 1 tank
@@raymartcarreon6069why do you know the exact tank from one simple photo.
Ay de mí llorona, llorona de azul celeste. Ay de mí llorona, llorona de azul celeste. Y aunque la vida me cueste, llorona. No dejaré de quererte. ¡No dejaré de quererte!
Me subí al pino más alto, llorona, a ver si te divisaba
Me subí al pino más alto, llorona, a ver si te divisaba
Como el pino era tierno, llorona, al verme llorar, lloraba
Como el pino era tierno, llorona, al verme llorar, lloraba
A un santo cristo de hierro, llorona, mis penas le conté yo
A un santo cristo de hierro, llorona, mis penas le conté yo
¿cómo no serían mis penas, llorona, que él santo cristo lloro?
¿cómo no serían mis penas, llorona, que él santo cristo lloro?
What is this?
@@Rustikreign whom are you taking about?
Dos besos llevo en el alma llorona, que no se apartan de mí. Dos besos llevo en el alma llorona, que no se apartan de mí. El último de mi madre, llorona, y el primero que te di. El último de mi madre, llorona, y el primero que te di.
That stuff about La Malinche being La Llorona isn't supposed to be a way of switching blame from Cortés to a woman. It is supposed to represent the grief of the survivors of the Spanish plagues that wiped out most of the indigenous people of the time. They helped the Spanish topple the Mexica Empire, which oppressed many tribes into giving tribute in the region, and for their help, they lost 90% of their people.
Problem is, the plagues from the Old World began before Cortez arrived. Previous Spanish landings and expeditions on the Mexican coast had already brought the diseases to Mesoamerica. When Cortez had arrived, the plagues had gotten there first. Spanish presence just made it spread faster.
Dead-on.
Whoever was left changed masters from the Triple Alliance to the Spanish Crown...
@@spiffyspifferson8434 There's no problem because the Malinche link is a modern fabrication which many Mexicans like, not historical fact.
@@SamTheCrazyOne
Yep. It stems from the propaganda of the Mexican Revolution and the nationalism before that. It's funny when you read their history books, everyone except the beloved Mexican Federal government is to blame for Mexico's woes.
Let's not forget the term "Malinchism". A negative term that shames someone for their association to another culture. La Malinche is not a well treated character.
I heard Jordan Persagati do this story, and when I saw the title, I was so happy!
Who else is a fan of Jordan Persagati?
Whoever edited the audio for 5:06
You deserve a raise ffs that scared me
This is one of the many versions of the myth of the llorona and I love it. Me encantó la buena representación ❤️
Oh gosh. Here comes the scariest memories of when I was a small child. She is so terrifying.
This, and el Cucuí to this day, as a grown man still send shivers down my spine
@@powerup3005 YES the Cucui. My mom would always say ¨Aqui viene el cucui¨ Which would scare my siblings into doing whatever she wanted. Same with the Viejo.
I heard this all the time when I was out in Arizona.
I mostly heard it from my family in western Texas
Sorry that was me and my wife, well keep it down.
Could you do a series on Queen Isabella of Spain. 🙏
Become a patreon and they might.
I would prefer a series of Charles I of Spain
Richard Ryan is right pay $10 a month
Oooh, too right; that regent had alot going on about her and her kingdom during her reign.
But yeah, as Richard put it, they're more likely to do it if it's a Patreon request I think.
I’m about to go to sleep. What a perfect time to watch this!
This series is so cool
Just an addition. This tale has been around since colonial times, it always has been a story inherited from the conquista, since the caste system was placed in Mexico. It wasn't just that it was a Rich boy, but he was either a Criollo or an Spanish Rich boy. In some stories she was indigenous in others she was mestiza (mixed). We have both classicism and colorism and this story draws from both. And yes, the Cortez/Malinche version is a new one that doesn't make much sense but it was in one of my Spanish class books.
1:02
Me: Ese compa ya está muerto, no más no le han avisado
Por jugarle al ver...
mira no mas
por?
pendejo
Paro avísenle! (Safo)
Been digging into paranormal stuff lately, so cool you’re covering this one! Do more!
5:45
I can attest to that. My grandma would tell me the story’s and grandpa would say. She’s just pulling your leg.
She sure is...right under the river!
As a mexican I find it funny that the few legends about my country that you guys have covered have warnings. When here we tell 10 year olds about it whitout any filter.
My friends and I go out to the river at night when we are camping,
This video made me think twice
I'm so creeped out my rivers at night, I blame hearing this story on that
The initial story of murdering the sons to not bear to see them go reminds me of Medea in Greek Mythology.
Perhaps this story could serve as the basis of a sequel to that horrifying tale?
I need a hug. This is scary!
Good job on this guys.
*(Offers warm blanket and hot crumpets with butter and jam)* Feeling better now?
@@weldonwin You have failed no simp Simptember
@@omrimoshe3993 Don't care, was being nice. The world is in a sh*t state right now and I feel a duty to do what I can to make it less sh*t
@@omrimoshe3993 *simptember
@@weldonwin Smh
Aww dang I’ve been told this story since before I could remember
I recently read an interesting article on a blog called Rejected Disney Princesses (a site which explores fascinating women throughout history) which also ties La Llorona to the Aztecs.
In this case she was tied an apparition of a wailing woman crying out in the streets of Tenochtilan saying "My children, where shall I take you?”. Apparently this was one of eight bizarre apparitions witnessed by the Aztecs in the days leading up to the arrival of the Spanish which also including fiery destructions of sacred temples and mysterious two headed beings.
Spooky stuff.
The article did also mention Malinche however as a possible inspiration to the legend though. Anywho, great video as always Extra History guys. :)
La Llorona has strayed from her river towards the campfire, repeatedly.
0:24 dont think i dont see that thing behind you 😂😂😂
Also in 6:50
See what?
@@men_del12 how do you not see it? Just look in the background
@@arifemir13 also all over the video
This is one of my favourite folk legends EVER and i do not know why.
Man I still get shivers 20 years after listening this story
I love this series. I'm actually learning more about my own culture. But I must say... those "Mexican clothes" would not be invented until the XIX century... Oh crap! You used the right clothes on the conclusion statement.... never mind, great work. Keep'em coming :D
You didnt know about the Llorna? What kind of Hispanic are you?
@@castroglez1613 the kind that actually reads? I did not say I didn't know about la llorona. I said I was learning more about my culture with the whole series ( there's been a few Aztec and Mayan legends as well )
Apréndale a leer antes de repelar necesades.
@@aftereando Dont respond to me in Spanosh if you dont know how to speak it.
FINALLY
Yup Im mexican American and this tale is real my grandmother encountered her she was weeping about her children and she Is TERRIFYING and this tale from my childhood is TERRIFYING
Talking about Mexico today is very fitting
scares the shit outta me...
it's not even Halloween yet!!
Awesome video and sound! 👍👍
Its always cool to see your culture's myths and legends in one of these videos, I love them.
I think she just wants a hug
0:08 All latin people who has learn about this since first grade: JAAJAJAJAJJAJSJS SERIOUSLY??
Ok, maybe just me
Bro same I was like "a crap la llorona better go back to my mami and papi"
I read this in the pillar men voice
are you roleplaying with that grammar
@@LethalPigeon7 Did you read that I'm latin and I "know" english only because of songs? Yes? Then don't act like I'm supposed to know english, thanks.
It sounds quite silly indeed, yet i had a great-uncle that died after actually encountering her. Yes she is real and yes she´s stll at it, its quite the crazy world and not all child tales are mere tales.
Oh hey, it's my girl La Llorona! I love that story!
5:05...... I literally had a heart attack
Okay, this just made my day. La Llorona has been something I've been fascinated with ever since I first heard the story in second grade. And you guys did a great job with this. Brilliant!
I grew up by Mexico and the amount of versions I heard of La Llorona was incredible. The one I remember hearing about as a kid was that La Llorona was the new wife of the rich husband when the former wife died and left her with two stepsons when she married. She drowned them because she was jealous of the attention they got from her husband, and then felt horribly guilty afterwards. She also had a tomato red face, from drowning herself. Gave me so many nightmares!
That "Take care of yourself" at the start was a nice touch. Take care of yourselves too.
Ohhhh such a good mith! La llorona has sooooo many variants. One of my favorits is actually a Pre-colonial one, where before the spaniards reached mexico there where many bad owmens. One of which was la llorona crying "MIS HIJOS!!!" (my children), in the sense that she was crying for her children de Mexica (aztec), and la llorona was Tonantzin in this case, the Goddess of the earth.
In my city of Veracruz the story is very simimilar to the one you told, exept that "la llorona" got crazy jelly of her children by getting so much attention from the father that she went mad and killed them so he would only pay attention to her, then when she regained her senses she emmm well un-lived herself. But still goes around looking for her children, not being able to admit she had un-lived them.
Ah and ol' tale from my home country, always wandering in the night it's a pleasure after hearing it well that's until you become an adult and not a kid to be kidnapped by La llorona
Today its also independence day in Mexico! Woo hoo, also it would have been lovely to mention all the beautiful songs and poems about her, the myth also says that she also kills man by disguising herself as a beautiful woman to hypnotize them into drowning, since they remind her of her husband.
This is a story that my mom told me growing up and her mom told her, but the details are quite different! It’s cool to hear another version!
Its almost a must to know this story in Mexico, one of the best legends we got
I've been waiting for you to do this myth since you started the extra mythology. I live in that area and I've heard this story since elementary school every Halloween. Much spookier around that time of year
5:05 Ok that nearly made me jump out of my skin-
I'd heard this legend before, but didn't know it originated in Mexico. That's neat.
I'm ashamed to say, I first heard this story from the TV show Grimm, which also featured a Mexican Federale, who was a Were-jaguar
Ayyyyy another Grimm watcher!
Funny enough, I first heard of this story on Supernatural!
Federal.... they dont exist anymore
I’m sorry…what?!?!
We learned this story in my high school Spanish class. Good times. Very educational.
Finally! I've been waiting to hear myths from my home land!
I worked construction in Dallas TX, and my foreman said that in his hometown on the border there was a river with a weeping woman who took his friend. It may just be a myth but the loss is real
Hmmm, I still hope for the day they will do south east asia mythology for it's chock full of interesting stories such as Toyols, Orang Minyak and Pontianak
The pontianak would be a great one
@@zackabisheganaden6554 Here in the Philippines we called it tianak and the stories are bit the same except that it was mixed with Catholic beliefs.
Zack Abisheganaden Isn’t Pontianak the one where her cries get softer as she gets closer to you? That video would be great and terrifying!
@@Starfire861 yeah, as well as being the flesh-eating vampire ghost of women who died during child birth
Yaaaaaas we love Pontianak
As a little side note, in some versions of the tale the volume of her cries determines how far away is she but in reverse. So if you hear her out loud she is far away, but the lower the sound, the closer she is; until you hear nothing.
As someone suffering from suicidal thoughts from the age of 6 upwards, 22 years now, I am thankful for the thoughts you put into this and the trigger warnings are very appreciated!
*hug*
Thank you for taking care and not being abelist!❤
As someone who’s Hispanic, more specifically Mexican, this whole topic scares me. No my mom didn’t use the woman mentioned in this video to threaten me as a child but her and BoBo are real so we don’t mess with them
Horror stories are the best stories, I used to love those creepy pasta and then SCPs stories in middle school and high school
La Llorona reminds me of my online friend who narrated the story to me. I've never been aware nor interested in this lore, nor in lores of other countries aside from Greek/Norse/Egypt until he told me and I basically became so immersed in learning about the lores and myths of many more different countries. Even if you're not with me now Arch, this horrific story of yours will always remind me of you everytime I hear it. Thank you.
Funny how this was uploaded onto youtube only a few days after Subjectively uploaded a video designing a ghost-type pokemon line.
My father grew up in New Mexico and he used to tell this story to scare the kids at his school
8 mins after posting And already 3k views with me being the 3000th So i'll take that As a win
Good timing Im reading a book called summer of the mariposas and it has La Llorona in it
OMG i'm so excited since this was released on Mexican independence day
I know right, me too,😂
This is the scariest mythology video I ever watched, can I get some hugs? I'm so scared right now
5:04 Scared me enough..
I can't take this story seriously😂😂 The face of the ghost woman is so funny😂😂😂😂😂😂
I do not get why this myth needs a warning in the beginning. Almost all myths you present had similarly heavy elements within them, and you did not leave a warning there.
Still nice video :)
Vulnerable times are upon us. Maybe that's why
maybe they will start placing these warnings from now on, who knows
While I totally agree this not as... horrifying as having the daughter of a king, that was nothing but kind to your people, murdered, skinned and parading a young boy "dressed" with her skin in from of him (hi there Aztecs!), my guess is that:
a) They got some complains about the other myths
b) Maria's situation and crime are away more realistic and common
c) This are very difficult times for many people around the world, and mental health issues skyrocketed in the last few months
Most of these myths take place in a nebulous past, a mythic age which never really existed. But this one is much more present and is an actual superstition that many people hold in the present day.
Just because you guys don’t need a warning doesn’t mean there aren’t people who do. It’s less than 10 seconds, it literally hurts nobody to include.
Approaching San Antonio, Texas from the east on I-10, there is a sign for a creek called 'Woman Hollering Creek'. Just a fun fact.
Hearing this story always makes me sad. La llorona is just a grieving mother who only wants to find her sons...
I thought I was the only one who felt that way after hearing Maria’s tragic story.
yass finally, i have home work of this in mexico :
3:48 me: “oh, she’s gonna take them with her and run off righ-“
3:51 “OH DEAR GOD”
A pre PSA! You guys are so considerate! Love you guys.
When I was little, I was told that La Llorona would appear at night in certain places... the problem is that "those places" were everywhere my relatives lived, and they live through all over Mexico, so even as I was little I was... skeptical that this "ghost" would appear all over Mexico and coincidentally where my relatives lived... I was still scared of the dark, so it was just the same, TBH.
Considering I know La Llorona as a Venezuelan spooky story, well... either that woman is really searching ALL the rivers she can, or there are too many murderous mothers full of regret for their deed in the world.
@@jesuscoutofandino6280 I hope is not the second one. Or the first one really.
My dad told me a story about my great uncle in Porte Viejo Veracruz, Mexico. That he had witness La Llorona's face. It was like the face of a decaying donkey skull and after that he tried to flee but only barely escaped. He was then paralyzed and wasn't able to move for about a week. My dad has also said that he has heard her wail at night, but i forget if it was in Veracruz or when his family was still living in Mexico City. He has also shared other stories of great serpents, golden animals, bipedal black sheep, and witches. Mexico is wild
Interestingly, despite being born on México, the myth of La Llorona has permutated to almost every Latin American Country. Even here in Chile we have our own version of her, and we are hundreds of kilometers from Mexico.
I love the fact that you mentioned parenta use her as a way to get their kids to do stuff for them. I can relate all too well 😔
A superstitious american citizen, after watching this video: "Well... Guess is time to bring back New Mexico to their original owners, I don't want some chicano ghosts killing our children..."
Isn't La Llorona the one whose wailing gets quieter the closer she gets, until it is only a whisper? That's extra creepy!
Jesus I never heard that part, that makes her so much more terrifying.