The folk version goes back to the
time of Cortez.
(First recorded version I heard was
on a Cynthia Gooding LP done in
the 50's.)
A Mexican university used to have
a web page on the song's history
and variants.
Try a web search.
Richard Anderson wrote:
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> 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 |
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