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Re: How old is the song, "La Llorona"? Posted on: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:30:06 +0000 (UTC)

In article , "Mux"
wrote:

>"Richard Anderson" a écrit dans le message de
>news:randerson5-D0145A.09480020102004@zeus-ge0.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>> I saw a web site recently that said that the song "La Llorona" was
>> written in the 1960's. That doesn't seem correct, but I'm not finding
>> any earlier dates for its composition.
>>
>> If you've got any information on the matter, I'd greatly appreciate
>> receiving it.
>>
>> Thanks for any help you can give.
>>
>> Richard Anderson
>
>Hi Richard,
>
>Why it "doesn't seem correct" ? Anyway, the song is from mexican
>author/singer Isabel "Chavela" Vargas and was very popular in the 60's all
>around Latin America. I think it was included in the film Frida, but I
>haven't seen it.
>
>Chris.

It was.
I remember checking it out because it was so haunting.
It's based on an old folk tale, so I suspect that there are earlier folk
versions of the song.

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