La Llorona (1933 film)

La Llorona
Directed by Ramón Peón
Story by
Starring
Music by Max Urbán[2]
Cinematography Guillermo Baqueriza[2]
Edited by Guillermo Baqueriza[2]
Production
company
Eco Films[2]
Release date
  • May 25, 1933 (1933-05-25) (Mexico)
Running time
73 minutes[2]
Country Mexico
Language Spanish

La Llorona is a 1933 Mexican horror film directed by Ramón Peón and starring Ramón Pereda, Virginia Zurí, Adriana Lamar and Carlos Orellana. It is based on the legend of La Llorona.

Cast

Production

In the 1930s, a cycle of horror films began.[3] La Llorona was one of the 21 sound films created in Mexico in 1933.[3] The film's story is based on that of La llorona, a crying woman from Hispanic folklore who mourns her dead child.[4]

Release

La Llorona premièred in Mexico on 25 May 1933.[2]

Legacy

Following the release of La Llorona, Guillermo Calles was selected to direct the short feature La Chillona, a parody of La Llorona.[5][6] All that remains of the film is magazine illustrations, a lobby card poster advertisting a program at the Cinelandia Theater.[6]


References

Footnotes

  1. Cotter 2005, p. 15.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Llorona, La" (in Spanish). National Autonomous University of Mexico. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Rhodes 2003, p. 94.
  4. Rhodes 2003, p. 95.
  5. Agrasánchez, Jr. 2010, p. 102.
  6. 1 2 Agrasánchez, Jr. 2010, p. 103.

Sources

  • Agrasánchez, Jr., Rogelio (2010). Guillermo Calles: A Biography of the Actor and Mexican Cinema Pioneer. McFarland. ISBN 0786456485.
  • Rhodes, Gary D. (2003). "Fantasmas del cine Mexicano: the 1930s horror film cycle of Mexico". In Schneider, Steven Jay. Fear Without Frontiers: Horror Cinema Across the Globe. FAB Press. ISBN 1-903254-15-9.
  • Cotter, Robert Michael Bobb (2005). The Mexican Masked Wrestler and Monster Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 0786441046.
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