In "The Curse of La Llorona," a Mexican legend about a vengeful woman who drowned her children is explored. Ana García, a social worker, investigates a case involving this legend. The movie is set in 1973 Los Angeles but connects to the larger "Conjuring" universe. Patricia Álvarez, the mother in the case, appears to be connected to La Llorona. Strange events and the appearance of La Llorona herself lead to a series of supernatural confrontations. Rafael, a former priest, is called upon to help the family, but a tragic incident leaves one of Ana's children possessed by La Llorona. The film builds tension as the family seeks to exorcise the spirit and save their possessed child.
1. The text refers to the "Curse of La Llorona", a Mexican legend about a woman who drowned her children and now cries in search of revenge.
2. The story revolves around a social worker, Ana García, who investigates a case involving a client, Patricia Álvarez, whose children continue to miss classes.
3. Ana, feeling belittled due to her motherhood and widowhood, is assigned the case despite her boss's initial dismissal.
4. The case involves Ana's investigation of a house where Patricia lives with her children, Carlos and Tomás.
5. Ana and the police officer find Patricia's children, Carlos and Tomás, who beg Ana to close the door for their protection.
6. Ana is then tasked with investigating the drowned bodies found in a nearby river.
7. Patricia is arrested and blames a woman named La Llorona for the death of her children.
8. Ana's children, Cris and Sam, start hearing crying sounds and see a weeping girl who gives them a mark.
9. Ana and her children are later visited by a healer, Rafael, who performs a shamanic ritual to protect them.
10. La Llorona, revealed to be Patricia, returns to the house and attacks the children, but they are saved by Rafael.
11. Rafael locks the children in a closet until dawn, mirroring Patricia's actions at the beginning of the story.
12. La Llorona is ultimately destroyed by the combined efforts of Ana, Rafael, and the children.
13. The story ends with the family expressing their gratitude to Rafael for his help.
14. The narrator mentions that this is the end of the curse of La Llorona and invites viewers to watch the whole "saga of the spell".