Not to be confused with the 1961 Mexican film The Curse of the Crying Woman or the 2019 Guatemalan film La Llorona.
The Curse of La Llorona
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Michael Chaves
Written by
Mikki Daughtry
Tobias Iaconis
Produced by
James Wan
Gary Dauberman
Emile Gladstone
Starring
Linda Cardellini
Raymond Cruz
Patricia Velásquez
Cinematography
Michael Burgess
Edited by
Peter Gvozdas
Music by
Joseph Bishara
Production companies
New Line Cinema
Atomic Monster
Emile Gladstone Productions
Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15) (SXSW)
April 19, 2019 (2019-04-19) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes
Country
United States
Languages
English
Spanish
Budget
$9million[1]
Box office
$123.1million[1]
The Curse of La Llorona (also known as The Curse of the Weeping Woman in some markets)[2] is a 2019 American supernatural horror film directed by Michael Chaves, in his feature directorial debut, and written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis. Based on the Latin American folklore of La Llorona, the film stars Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz, and Patricia Velásquez, and follows a mother in 1973 Los Angeles who must save her children from a malevolent spirit trying to steal them.[3][4] The film was produced by James Wan through his Atomic Monster banner.
The Curse of La Llorona premiered at South by Southwest on March 15, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on April 19, 2019. It received mixed reviews and grossed $123 million worldwide against a budget of $9 million.
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