{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Loop Chicago","provider_url":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es","author_name":"Kyle Tolie","author_url":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/chicago-loop-blog\/author\/kyle\/","title":"Behind the Creation of La Llorona: A Journey into Storytelling and Mental Health - Loop Chicago","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TjBlm4QTEJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/chicago-loop-blog\/behind-the-creation-of-la-llorona\/\">Behind the Creation of La Llorona: A Journey into Storytelling and Mental Health<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/chicago-loop-blog\/behind-the-creation-of-la-llorona\/embed\/#?secret=TjBlm4QTEJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Behind the Creation of La Llorona: A Journey into Storytelling and Mental Health&#8221; &#8212; Loop Chicago\" data-secret=\"TjBlm4QTEJ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Text_Free_for_CLA_L_La_Llorna__ResizedImageWzEzMjAsNjYwXQ.png","thumbnail_width":1320,"thumbnail_height":660,"description":"2 MIN READ -- Growing up, my Papa shared the story of La Llorona with me\u2014a tale many children in Mexico hear. Maria, in a fit of rage, drowns her children after being abandoned by her husband, and her haunting wails warn children: \"Don\u2019t wander alone, or La Llorona will find you.\" For years, I viewed Maria as a symbol of fear. But as a mother, I began to ask: What if there\u2019s more to Maria\u2019s story?"}