After terrorizing generations of Latinos, the spectral weeping woman will be haunting the whole world in the new New Line Pictures film THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA.

Michael Chaves makes his directorial debut with another horror movie connected to James Wan’s Conjuring Universe.

Desde Hollywood had the chance to speak with its protagonist, Patricia Velasquez, Linda Cardellini, and Raymond Cruz.

THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA is now playing in theaters nationwide.

THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA

“I grew up in Mexico, in Patzcuaro, Michoacán. I was six years old the first time I heard about La Llorona and from there that was the way my mom I had inside the house. Many of us as children, we came to listen and others to say that they touched it or even saw it. La Llorona has always been an entity and has been present among us and we believe in her “, said the Venezuelan actress Patricia Velázquez, who plays an immigrant in Los Angeles being tormented by the mythical creature.
“I decided to make the film because when I read the script I noticed the respect that the story of La Llorona was getting. This time we see how she is tied to a family in the United States, I think it’s good news for our Hispanic culture, because this legend will be known around the world with this a Hollywood production,” who shared her first name with her character.

Linda Cardellini is an American actress of Italian roots, but with strong connections to the Latino world: “I love being able to be part of something that is important for this culture. My daughter is half Mexican. I live in California, and I have been to Mexico several times.“ She is the one who carries the main weight of the film as Anna Tate-García, a social worker who tries to protect Patricia’s sons and her own from the wrath of La Llorona. “I am also a mother and that is how I was able to identify with the idea of ​​protecting my children at any cost. Just filming with kids that acted as my character’s children, was enough to bring out my maternal instincts, ” revealed Cardellini.

“What is different about La Llorona, compared to other monsters, is that she is a heartbroken woman” explains Raymond Cruz, who plays the priest turned curandero Rafael Olvera. “He uses a combination of spirituality and mysticism, combining his training as a priest and his work as a curandero, to combat this darkness with light. It is very faith-based.” affirms the actor that gained recognition on the TV series “Breaking Bad,” and the film “Training Day.”

THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA is now playing in theaters nationwide.

Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. Their only hope to survive La Llorona’s deadly wrath may be a disillusioned priest and the mysticism he practices to keep evil at bay, on the fringes where fear and faith collide.