The Curse of La Llorona (2019)

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.

Director:

Michael Chaves

Writers:

Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis

Stars:

Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Linda Cardellini	...	Anna
Roman Christou	...	Chris
Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen	...	Samantha
Raymond Cruz	...	Rafael
Marisol Ramirez	...	La Llorona
Patricia Velasquez	...	Patricia Alvarez
Sean Patrick Thomas	...	Detective Cooper
Tony Amendola	...	Father Perez
Irene Keng	...	Donna
Oliver Alexander	...	Carlos
Aiden Lewandowski	...	Tomas
Paul Rodriguez	...	Officer Claro
John Marshall Jones	...	Mr. Hankins
Ricardo Mamood-Vega	...	Perez
Jaydan Valdivia	...	Diego

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

the conjuring universe | spin off | folklore | ghost | social worker | 

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Taglines:

From the Producers of "The Conjuring" Universe

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and terror

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the second film in the Conjuring Universe to not feature, or reference, Ed and Lorraine Warren. It's also the first spin-off to feature an antagonist who didn't appear in the main film series.

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Goofs

When La Llorona grabs people's arms, their arms develop burn marks. But when she grabs Chris' face, nothing happens.

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Quotes

Anna Tate-Garcia: Father Perez said you turned your back on the church.
Rafael Olvera: On the church? Yes. On God? Never.

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Crazy Credits

La Llorona is heard crying at the end of the closing credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Tamara Just Saw: The Curse of La Llorona (2019)

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Soundtracks

Jingle Bells
Traditional
Performed by James Cook
By arrangement with Mixtape Music

User Reviews

Could have been good

The legend of La Llorona is a very interesting story that had potential to become a good movie. Unfortunately, this one suffered from showing the monster too much.

The plot wasn't bad. It would have been more interesting if they showed more of how the legend started, but they had a good idea to go with. What really didn't work for this movie was showing La Llorona too many times, to the point that she wasn't scary. What's always creepy in movies like this is not being able to see their face until the very end, which they had a perfect scene to show her, but by then it was too late.

If you like the Conjuring universe/horror movies, it's a fun watch, just don't expect anything special.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

19 April 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Children

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$26,347,631, 21 April 2019

Gross USA:

$54,733,739

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$123,133,739

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atomic Monster, New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1