'The Curse of La Llorona' Faces Controversy for Casting White Actress Linda Cardellini in the Lead
The upcoming horror filmThe Curse of La Lloronais receiving backlash from fans of the film’s source material — a Latin American folklore story. The movie is based on the legend of La Llorona, Spanish for “weeping woman,” that stems from the story of a mother who drowned her two children in a jealous rage after discovering her husband with another woman. The film stars Linda Cardellini as Anna Garcia, a social worker and widow raising her two children in Los Angeles who discovers La Llorona has latched herself onto her with the intent of taking her children....