The Curse of the Crying Woman (La Maldición de la Llorona)
by Rafael Baledón
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Actor: Abel Salazar, Carlos López Moctezuma, Enrique Lucero, Rita Macedo, Rosita ArenasDirector: Rafael Baledón
Producer: Abel Salazar
Cinematographer: José Ortiz Ramos
Writer: Rafael Baledón
Editor: Alfredo Rosas Priego
Editor: Ramón Aupart
Writer: Fernando Galiana
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 80 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-27
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Casanegra
Movie Reviews of The Curse of the Crying Woman (La Maldición de la Llorona)
Movie Review: LA LLORONA....
Summary: 5 Stars
While perhaps not as vividly graphic as CasaNegra's other excellent release "The Witch's Mirror", "The Crying Woman" has it's own Gothic pleasures to offer. Obviously filmed on a lower budget, this only enhances the decaying atmosphere of the film which takes place in a decaying, dusty old house in a desolate wooded countryside. There, Selma-a mysterious "black widow" who's a direct descendant of La Llorona (the legendary "crying woman" who had supernatural power)-waits for her niece to arrive whom she will pass on the legacy to, whether she wants it or not. When the niece does arrive, all hell breaks loose. There's a weird clubfooted caretaker, a couple of massive bloodthirsty hounds, a crazed man-beast locked away in a cell, the putrifying corpse of La Llorona herself in the dungeon waiting to be released in new form, and there's Selma herself who casts no reflection and can change into a bat creature as well as roam the countryside with her hounds---her eyesockets black and empty. "The Crying Woman" is what it is: a highly enjoyable, low budget b&w straight-up horror film with loads of atmosphere. The DVD print is flawless. Kick back and enjoy.
Summary of The Curse of the Crying Woman (La Maldición de la Llorona)
AKA: La Maldicion De La Llorona A visually lush, gothic story based loosely on the real legend of La Llorona, the Crying Spirit. Beautifully filmed and dripping with atmosphere, Baledon's Curse of the Crying Woman is considered a true horror classic. A phantom figure attacks a horse-drawn carriage in the woods. As the police investigate the grisly murders, young Amelia (Rosa Arenas) travels to the old mansion of her Aunt Selma (Rita Macedo) close to where the murders took place. Shortly after her arrival Amelia uncovers dark family secrets, including rumors of torture, murder and witchcraft! Each sinister revelation exposes a more diabolical mystery. Whose charred corpse lay buried in the family crypt? Why does Aunt Selma cast no reflection? And finally: What terrors will be unleashed by The Curse of the Crying Woman?Special Features:
? Original Uncut Version
? Completely Re-Mastered Picture & Sound from Newly Restored Vault Elements
? Bilingual Menus in English & Spanish
? Audio Commentary by Mexican Cinema Expert Michael Liuzza
? Full Color Booklet: The Legend of Llorona by Entertainment Weekly?s Peter Landau
? Exclusive CasaNegra Loteria Game Card
? Essay on Legendary Actor, Filmmaker Rafael Baledon by noted film historian David Wilt
? Cast Biographies
? Poster and Stills Gallery
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