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 film directed by Ramón Peón and starring Ramón Pereda, Virginia Zurí 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 and aftermath

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

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


References

  • 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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