The legend of La Llorona revolves around the specter of a woman who wanders around different places, near rivers, lakes, towns and cities, lamenting the crime she has committed, murdering her children.

Legend has it that, in the middle of the 16th century, during the nights of the full moon, the residents of Mexico City would wake up startled to hear the loud laments of a woman, who shouted: Oh my children! The figure was dressed in white and a veil covered her face, as she walked through the streets of the city heading to the banks of a river, where she vanished.

They say that the woman, after her husband abandoned her, was able to drown her children in the river. Since then, she regrets what happened and wanders the streets of the city.