"How is it that there are so many lloronas?" A haunting figure of
Mexican oral and literary traditions, La Llorona permeates the
consciousness of her folk community. From a ghost who haunts the
riverbank to a murderous mother condemned to wander the earth after
killing her own children in an act of revenge or grief, the Weeping
Woman has evolved within Chican@ imaginations across centuries, yet
no truly comprehensive examination of her impact existed until now.
Tracing La Llorona from ancient oral tradition to her appearance in
contemporary material culture, There Was a Woman delves into the
intriguing transformations of this provocative icon.
From La Llorona's roots in legend to the revisions of her story
and her exaltation as a symbol of resistance, Domino Renee Perez
illuminates her many permutations as seductress, hag, demon, or
pitiful woman. Perez draws on more than two hundred artifacts to
provide vivid representations of the ways in which these perceived
identities are woven from abstract notions--such as morality or
nationalism--and from concrete, often misunderstood concepts from
advertising to television and literature. The result is a rich and
intricate survey of a powerful figure who continues to be
reconfigured.
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