For my case, I decided to utilize Guatemalan film maker Jayro Bustamante's 2020 film "La Llorona". The film of La Llorona tells the story of a Guatemalan general who is under trail for a mass genocide of Guatemala's citizens, more specifically Indigenous groups. La Llorona comes to be our unexpected hero as we see her(represented through one of the general's maids), work her way into haunting the general for his evil doings while at the same time, working to garner sympathy from the General's family whom of which have yet to admit their family member's wrong doings. This film is based off of true events in the 1980s with the villainous General named Enrique Monteverde being based off of the real dictator Efrain Rios Montt.
What made this film significant for my paper was the fact that we had the opportunity to see La Llorona in a heroine role, regardless of her unfortunate background. This film in regards towards feminism and indigenous culture provides details based on the actions of La Llorona herself. Jaryo Bustamante describes his intentions, "I wanted to transform La Llorona's sexist leanings and remove the idea that she weeps because a man left her" (La Llorona is more Horrifying than Ever in Jayro Bustamante's Subversive Retelling). Bustamante enthralls viewers to such ideas, with La Llornoa's powerful connection to the General's wife through the form of dreams. The General's wife becomes a visible representation of the traditional "Latin Woman", while at the same time, she becomes the woman who breaks the mold.
Works Cited:
La Llorona. Dir. Jayro Bustamante.La Casa de las Producciones, 2020. Shutter. Web. 28 March 2021. Watch La Llorona | Prime Video (amazon.com)
Burstein, Sergio. “'La Llorona' Is More Horrifying than Ever in Jayro Bustamante's Subversive Retelling.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2021, www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-03-09/la-llorona-jayro-bustamante-subversive-retelling.
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